In today’s fast-paced business world, effective communication is key to success. Microsoft Teams is one of the most popular tools for business communication, enabling teams to collaborate seamlessly regardless of their physical location. Teams allow users to set their status, indicating their availability to other team members. Keeping your status green helps team members know when you’re available and helps ensure effective communication. Keeping your status green also avoids annoying the pesky bosses who start poking you whenever they see your status away.
In this article, we have discussed some tips and hacks to keep your Teams status green and stay connected with your team.
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Tips to keep your status green on Teams
When you lock your computer or it enters an idle or sleep mode, your presence status changes to Away. Similarly, on a mobile device, if the Teams app is in the background, your presence status also changes to Away.
Selecting a particular presence state by a user is given priority over any app activity update. For example, if you set yourself as “Do not disturb,” your presence will stay as “Do not disturb” regardless of whether you join a meeting or receive a call. User-defined states in Teams have default expiration settings to ensure that users do not display a status that may become irrelevant after a certain period. However, this rule does not apply to your “Available” status, and if you step away from your laptop, your status will change to “Away” instantly.
Below we have explained a few tips to help you keep your status green.
Update your status regularly
The first step to keeping Teams status green is to update it regularly. It’s essential to let your team members know if you are available or not, so they can plan their work accordingly. Update your status every time your availability changes. To know how to update your status in Teams follow the steps below.
Step 1: Log in to Teams and then click on the Profile icon located at the top right corner of the screen.
Step 2: Click on your current status located below your email, from the dropdown menu choose the one you want to set for your profile.
Customise your status message
Teams allow its users to customise their status messages, which is a great way to let your team members know what you are working on or if you are available or busy. You can set the status message to I am available, feel free to contact me. So even if your presence is away because the app is in the background or your PC becomes idle, your team members will know that you are available. To know how to set your status message follow the steps below.
Step 1: Log in to Teams and then click on the Profile icon located at the top right corner of the screen.
Step 2: Click on the Set status message option located beside your current status.
Step 3: Type the message you want to display as your status message and then select the duration you want to keep that status by clicking on the tab under the Clear status message after. Click on the Done button.
Hacks to keep your status green on Teams
If you are wondering is there a way to keep your Teams status green? To prevent bothersome bosses from sending you constant messages whenever they notice your status is Away. Well, the answer is yes there are a few hacks that will keep your Teams status green even when you are not using it.
Below we have explained a few ways that will help you keep your Teams status green.
Don’t let your PC sleep
Once your PC sleeps the Teams status will automatically change to Away, so the hack to keep your status green is to stop your PC from going into sleep mode. There are two ways you can either change the power and sleep settings of your PC or use mouse jiggler apps and devices.
Change the Power and Sleep settings
Changing the power and sleep settings of your PC will help you keep your PC in the active state which means your Teams status will also stay green. To know how to change the Power and sleep settings follow the steps below.
Step 1: Press the Windows + I key simultaneously to open the Windows settings and then click on the System tab.
Step 2: In the System menu on the left side of the screen, click on the Power & Sleep option and then click on the tab under Screen and Sleep.
Step 3: Choose the time for the screen off according to your needs, you can simply choose the Never option at the bottom of the dropdown menu so that you never have to worry about your PC going to sleep due to inactivity.
Follow the same steps to change the time duration for the screen off and sleep mode options.
Use a USB mouse jiggler
A USB mouse jiggler is a small device that is designed to simulate mouse movements and prevent your PC from going to sleep or screen saver mode. This way you can keep your PC screen and the Teams status active. The Mouse Jiggler are mostly undetectable but there are a few ways your company can detect these devices being used on your PC. Go through your company policies before using these devices.
Start a private meeting
You can set up a fake meeting in Teams to keep your status green. Setting up a private meeting in Teams will keep your status green until that fake meeting is over. To know how to create a new meeting on Teams follow the steps below.
Step 1: Click on the Calendar icon located in the bar on the left side of the screen.
Step 2: In the calendar, click on the New Meeting button located below the Profile icon.
Step 3: Edit the details for your fake meeting, especially the time and then click on the Save button.
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