Chapter 4
Staying Connected to Others with Channels and Chat
IN THIS CHAPTER
Getting to know channels and using chat
Understanding how to configure channels
Attaching files to your messages
Portraying meaning with emojis, GIFs, and stickers
Sending instant communication over chat has been around since the dawn of the Internet. If you are as old as me, you may remember the days of AOL Instant Messenger and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) — which was invented in 1988, by the way. The Internet has come a long way since then, but one thing hasn’t changed. Using the Internet to send communications back and forth in real time is still used by most people on a daily basis, and that capability is more valuable than ever. Have you heard of Slack? It relies on instant messaging. Have you used Skype to send chat messages? That is instant messaging, too. Microsoft Teams just wouldn’t be valuable if it didn’t include instant messaging.
In this chapter, you discover how to send chat messages to others on your team via channels. You learn how to create new channels and configure them. You also discover ...
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