1: An Overview of the Conversations Tab
The Conversations Tab in Microsoft Teams appears in the general channel, as well as any additional channels you create. Conversations are different from chats because they are visible to everyone in a channel and not private. They are a great way to communicate and collaborate with multiple people at once. Below is a list of key features of the Conversations Tab.
- Here are all the channels available.
- This is the Conversations Tab. Each channel has one.
- An individual Conversation.
2: Creating a new Conversation
Pictured below is the dialogue box at the bottom of the Conversations Tab.
It order to start a new conversation, first click on the dialogue box and start typing your message.
By pressing the arrow at the bottom right of the dialogue box, your message now appears as a new conversation in the Conversations Tab
3: Mentioning others in a Conversation
When typing a message you can use the "@" symbol to mention another person. This is known as an "@-mention" (pronounced "at mention"). By typing the beginning of the persons name Microsoft Teams will make suggestions. Click on the suggested name and the "@-mention" will be auto-completed.
After posting the message the persons name is highlighted in a blue color. In the example below, James Weber will be notified of my message.
