Upcoming Enhancements to Microsoft Teams Meeting Chat Controls

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There are many kinds of meetings, and Teams is a great tool to have virtual meetings in. As an example, it is possible to get to the chat of the meeting and start the discussion up front or continue the discussions or ask follow up questions after the meeting is over.  But sometimes, there are scenarios where organizer would want to keep the chat closed for comments outside of the meeting timeframe. And here is a new feature coming our way, to control exactly that behavior. The Teams admin center will soon allow setting up policies that will enhance your control over meeting chats. These new options are designed to give administrators more flexibility in managing how and when participants can interact via chat during meetings. These options will be available across all platforms, including Teams for Windows and Mac desktops, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. This update is part of the Microsoft 365 Roadmap   If you are an admin, here is where you can find and contro...

Creating tasks from chats or channels coming to Microsoft Teams

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Tasks, Planner and Teams is getting an even better integration, and soon all users will be able to create tasks directly from Teams. The feature will be available from chats and discussions in channels. 

To get to the feature, users need to click the three dots on a message, and select "create task" from the list of actions.

According to the messages in the Admin Center, this should be rolling out during May.

PS: The app "Tasks by Planner and To Do" will soon be renamed to just "Tasks"