Messaging

Messages within a Team’s Channel are called Posts and can be viewed by anyone in the Channel.

Creating a New Post

1. Click Teams in the left sidebar.
2. Find the team that you would like to interact with in the left-hand Teams menu and click on the Channel where you would like to post.
3. Make sure the Posts tab is selected at the top of the Channel window.
4. Click Start a post toward the bottom of the page.
5. Use the text box at the bottom of the window to prepare a new message. If you’d like to tag someone in your message, simply type the @ symbol and their name (e.g. @JohnJumbo) then select them from the popup menu.

    

6. When you're ready, click Post.

Responding to a Post

To respond to someone else’s post, you can simply create a new post using the directions described above. You can also move your mouse over a post and use one of the available emojis or additional options.

Threads

If you wish to respond to someone’s post while creating a separate thread within the conversation, click the Reply option under their post and compose your message.

As people continue to reply to each other within the thread, it creates a side conversation. The main conversation and any other threads can still continue on as usual. 

Teams allows you to generate an email address for a channel. Emails sent to that address, including attachments, are then posted to the channel! You can also control who is allowed to use that email address to post in this way.

1. Click on the Options button for the channel and select Get email address.

    

2. A window will appear with the channel's email address. From here, you can:
   • Copy the email address so you can use it.

      

   • Click Advanced settings, where you can manage who can send messages to the channel via that address or Remove email address to disable/delete it. (Note: The old email address will no longer be useable in the future, but a new one can be created by following the previous steps.)

      

Finding an Existing Chat

1. Select Chat from the left sidebar.
2. Click on one of the existing chats in the left-hand Chat menu to view it. This list will include one-on-one and group chats outside of your Teams, as well as chat logs from virtual meetings.

Starting a New Chat

1. Select Chat from the left sidebar.
2. Click the new message icon toward the top of the Teams panel.
3. A new message page will load. In the To field, type the name of a person you’d like to chat with. Suggestions will appear from the Tufts Directory. Multiple people can be added this way.
4. Use the text box at the bottom of the chat window to prepare a new message. If you’d like to tag someone in your message, simply type the @ symbol and their name (e.g. @JohnJumbo) then select them from the popup menu.
   

    

5. When you are ready, click Send ().

Responding to a Chat

To respond to someone else’s chat, you can simply create a new message using the directions described above. You can also move your mouse over a message and use one of the available emojis or additional options.