Setting up Availability in Microsoft Teams

Note: The ability to set up your daily availability is only accessible through the phone app. This feature is not available on the desktop client nor the web version. 

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iPhone 

  1. Click on your Avatar in the upper-left corner of the screen to open the side menu.
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  2. In the side menu, click on the Settings icon. 
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  3. In the Settings menu, click on Profile.
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  4. In your profile, scroll to the bottom and click on the option that says Set Availability. 
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  5. A page will open up with a list of the days of the week and the current availability for that day. You can click on the arrow on the far-right side of each day to change the availability for that specific day. 
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  6. Once you click on a specific day, a new page opens up with different options.

    1. You may choose to turn on/off your availability for that day by moving the toggle left or right. 
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    2. If your availability is on, you can specify if you are available all day or only during a certain period of time.
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Android 

  1. Click on your Avatar in the upper-left corner of the screen to open the side menu.
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  2. In the side menu, click on the Settings icon.
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  3. In the Settings menu, click on Profile.
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  4. In your profile, scroll to the bottom and click on the option that says Set Availability.
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  5. A page will open up with a list of the days of the week and the current availability for that day. You can click on one of them to change the availability for that specific day.
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  6. Once you click on a specific day, a new page opens up with different options.
    1. You can turn on/off your availability for that day by moving the toggle left or right.
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    2. If your availability is on, you can specify if you are available all day or only during a certain period(s) of time.
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Availability Status Indicator

Status indicators (listed below) can be found next to the profile image/icon and are automatically displayed based on the user's current status with their usage of Microsoft applications.

Basic Status indicators (and an example)

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Additional Status indicators (and an example)

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Article ID: 136181
Created
Sat 10/9/21 12:17 PM
Modified
Wed 9/20/23 8:42 AM