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Notifications


Notifications In Teams

This section shows you how to change the amount of notifications you get from Teams.

There are three different levels of notification settings you can choose from. In addition, some notifications can be configured as "Off".

  • Banner (also called "toast") - a notification windows which appears in the bottom right corner of your screen and then disappears a few seconds later. You can click this to be taken straight to the event (e.g. answer a call, send a chat reply).
  • Email - you also receive an email telling you about the new activity, with a link to the event.
  • Only show in feed - you receive a notification in your Teams Activity feed


Audio notifications

Other - Notification sounds

Here you can configure your audio notifications:

  • All
  • Call, mention or chat
  • Off

Email notifications

Other - Missed activity notifications

You can also set up how often you want notification emails to come in:

  • As soon as possible
  • Once every 10 minutes
  • Once every hour
  • Once every 8 hours
  • Daily
  • Off

Next:

Setting up your audio device

Back to the Settings home page: Setting up Teams

Popular links

Microsoft Teams Help Centre

Setting up Teams

Frequently Asked Questions

Teams Quick Start Guide

From Skype for Business to Teams

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