Matt Wade - Teach Yourself VISUALLY Microsoft Teams

Click Settings and more (⋯)in the top-right corner.

Click Download the desktop app.

In the top-right of your browser, click ⋯ or ⋮ to open the menu, and then click Downloads.

Click the downloaded Teams installation file.

Follow the prompts until the file has been installed and Teams is available on your device.

Note: Step 6may require an admin password to complete. Be sure to reach out to your IT team for support if you need it.

Modify Your Personal Settings

Teams offers a ton of ways to customize your experience, including dark mode, notification preferences, device settings, privacy settings, read receipts, who can contact you even when you are in do not disturb mode, quiet hours, and more.

Modify Your Personal Settings

Click Settings and more (⋯)in the top-right corner.

Click Settings.

Thumb through the options you have here, especially the Notificationssettings. Your Teams experience can be highly personal and specific to you if you put a little time and research into it.

Click to close the Settings pane.

Switch Between Dark Mode and Light Mode

With dark mode being as popular as it is, Teams naturally offers a more muted and less-offensive-to-the-eye-during-later-hours view of the app. You can also enable high-contrast mode if you require that for better visibility. Toggle between these modes as the need suits you.

Switch Between Dark Mode and Light Mode

Click Settings and more (⋯)in the top-right corner.

Click Settings.

Under Theme, select Default, Dark, or High contrast.

Click to close the Settings pane.

Note: Teams is now in the mode of your choice. (Dark mode is shown here.)

Add or Update Your Profile Photo

Your profile photo is an opportunity to represent yourself to all your colleagues. Without it, you just show up as two letters, which doesn’t give anybody much information. And frankly, your colleagues have the right to know who they’re working with, so you should not go without a profile photo ever.

When uploading a photo, make sure it’s a clear headshot of you, cropped tightly, lit well, and where your face stands out from the background. Never use a photo of you with someone else (including a spouse or child), your pet, or a favorite character. Again, your colleagues deserve to know who they are working with; your profile photo is actually serious business.

Add or Update Your Profile Photo

Click your profile photo or initials in the top-right corner.

Click your photo or initials.

Note: Some IT admins disable the ability to change your own photo. Reach out to your IT team for help if you cannot complete this step.

Click Upload picture.

Note: Your photo must be smaller than 4 MB.

Select the photo you want to use from your computer.