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ZenDem

(442 posts)
Thu Jun 22, 2023, 10:15 AM Jun 2023

Auto "Teams" message forwarding

Does anyone know if there is a way to auto forward all Teams messages to Outlook? Not individual messages...all of them.

The company I work for thinks it's awesome to have 5 different ways to communicate with (interrupt) me. I keep missing Teams messages because I refuse to keep it open on one of the three freaking monitors I use.

I've searched as far as I can and haven't found a solution. If I can't find one, I can only hope I'll get fired.

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Auto "Teams" message forwarding (Original Post) ZenDem Jun 2023 OP
The whole point of team chat is to have it open in the background drray23 Jun 2023 #1
It doesn't work for me. ZenDem Jun 2023 #4
Here is a link that might help. CentralMass Jun 2023 #2
Thanks...I tried that. ZenDem Jun 2023 #3
Anther one that might help CentralMass Jun 2023 #5
Thanks! ZenDem Jun 2023 #6
+1 CentralMass Jun 2023 #7

drray23

(7,918 posts)
1. The whole point of team chat is to have it open in the background
Thu Jun 22, 2023, 10:20 AM
Jun 2023

so that team members can reach you quickly during working hours. If you refuse to keep it open, it is not going to work.

ZenDem

(442 posts)
4. It doesn't work for me.
Thu Jun 22, 2023, 11:42 AM
Jun 2023

I have a phone, email and an office door. My priority is communicating with clients, not managers who really need to feel important by sending an urgent "chat" about possibly, maybe considering setting up a meeting to discuss a project that happened 4 months ago or one that is likely not to materialize for another 6 months, if at all.

I'm interrupted constantly and this is just adding another level of noise to my day.

I'm guessing in other industries/companies, it might be helpful, but not in this case.

Thanks for your input.

ZenDem

(442 posts)
3. Thanks...I tried that.
Thu Jun 22, 2023, 11:36 AM
Jun 2023

That only shares specific messages or channels. I'm looking for a way to forward all messages automatically, but thank you for trying!

Teams isn't useful to me, at all. I don't need to communicate directly with coworkers about lunch or "do you think we should have a meeting? I think we should have a meeting." For the love of all that is freaking holy...set up a damned meeting and stop "chatting" about it.

My priority is communication with clients...via email. That is what I NEED to keep open and Teams notifications are just noise.

I have email, phone and an office door.

ZenDem

(442 posts)
6. Thanks!
Thu Jun 22, 2023, 12:15 PM
Jun 2023

I did find something else I was looking for at that link!

I don't think Teams allows auto-forwarding, so I set my status to "offline" and added a message to freaking email, call or walk-into my office like a normal peon. I was a little less snarky, though.

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