Changing Your Current Status

Overview

While using Teams, you can put up a status to indicate to other people if you are available, away, or should not be disturbed. You can also set up a message that people will automatically see if they attempt to message you through Teams.

  1. Click on your profile icon in the top right corner of the Teams window.
  2. Click on your current status. A menu will appear with options to choose from. You can also set a duration for your status or reset your status.status
  1. Click on your profile icon in the top-right corner of the Teams window and select Set work location.setting work location
  2. Choose Office or Remote.
  1. Click on your profile icon in the top-right corner of the Teams window and select Set status message.Set Status Message
  2. A window will appear where you can set your status message.
    • Use the text box to type your custom status message.
    • Check the box next to Show when people message me if you would like your status message to appear above the compose message box when someone sends you a message or @mentions you.
    • Use the dropdown menu to automatically clear your status after a set period of time.Composing status message
  3. To set the message, click Done.
  4. To edit or delete your current status message, click on your profile icon once again and move your mouse over the message. Icons will appear that allow you to edit or delete it.Status message set

Note: If you set up an Out of Office in Microsoft Outlook, it will automatically sync with Microsoft Teams.

  1. Click on your profile icon in the top-right corner of the Teams window and select Set status message.Set Status Message
  2. Click on Schedule out of office.Schedule Out of Office
  3. In the window that appears, click on the slider to Turn on automatic replies.setting up out of office
  4. Use the text box to create your out of office message. You can also choose to send automatic replies to people from outside of Tufts and set a specific timeframe for your automatic replies.
  5. When you’re done, click Save.