Well, the thing is you cannot set an Out of Office status from Microsoft Teams at all. You need Outlook to do it. Microsoft Teams syncs with your Outlook account and picks up the Out of Office status from Outlook and automatically reflects it on your Teams account.
Microsoft Teams and Outlook are two excellent productivity tools. If you use both of them, you can integrate Teams with Outlook for an extra productivity boost. You can then convert Outlook meetings into Teams meetings, export the list of team members or use Outlook to change the first day of the week on Teams.
3- Click the first contact. 4- Click on the Shift + down arrow to select all contacts. 6- Select Add to contacts. 7- Confirm the steps above by clicking on outlook contacts to make sure if all contacts were synced. 8- Open Teams and see the Calls/ Contacts list (it might take some time to sync).
This of course begs the query “What is the Outlook integration with Microsoft Teams?”
According to an update on the Microsoft 365 roadmap, the Outlook integration will allow users to send copies of conversations and email messages, including their attachments to channels and chats on Teams. Users can also start a chat with a specific email message.
Why doesn’t Microsoft Teams meeting add-in for Outlook work?
Well, sometimes Teams may fail to integrate with Outlook and certain features may not be available. Let’s see how you can fix this problem. Use the solutions below if the Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Outlook won’t show up or doesn’t work properly on the desktop app. When you install the Teams add-in, be sure to have admin permissions.
You can easily connect Outlook and Microsoft Teams to share emails between the two platforms. The Share to Teams option in Outlook lets users share an email to personal chat, group chat or channel conversation within a team. You can share emails, including attachments, from Outlook to any chat or channel in Teams.
So as an end user, I can choose either Microsoft Teams or Microsoft Outlook to set out of office status. I believe that you can schedule OOO more quickly in Microsoft Teams than Outlook.
What does out of office mean in Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams allows users to set an Out of Office message. Unlike the status that is set for a user’s profile, this message is displayed when someone tries to message a user or mentions them in a group/team conversation.
How do I schedule out of office messages in Microsoft Teams?
Go to your profile picture at the top of Teams and select Set status message. Select Schedule out of office at the bottom of the options. From the screen that appears, turn on the toggle next to Turn on automatic replies. Type an out of office message in the text box. This message will appear when people contact you in Teams or open your profile.
Once you’ve scheduled an out of office status and message in Teams, you’ll see automatic replies turned on in Outlook with the time range and message you set in Teams. If you choose to update your out of office details in Outlook, your changes will be reflected in Teams.
How to change out of office status in Microsoft Teams?
From the drop-down next to ‘Show as’, select ‘Out of Office’ and save the appointment. Microsoft Teams will change your status to Out of Office during the time you set your appointment in Outlook. Now, you can step away from your desk without any worries. Everyone will be able to see your Out of Office status.
This begs the question “How do I schedule my out of office status in teams?”
One idea is that your out of office status will also sync with automatic replies in your Outlook calendar. There are two ways to schedule your out of office status and message in Teams. Go to your profile picture at the top of Teams and select Set status message.