To assign the new task to a group member, press the Tab key until you hear "Assignment picker," and press Enter. Type a short description for the first task. The focus is on the text field for the first task. Type a descriptive name for the task list, press the Tab key until you hear "Task dialog, Save," and then press Enter.Īn empty task list opens as a new tab in the selected group chat. Press the Tab key until you hear "Tasks," and then press Enter. Press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear "Add a tab," and press Enter. Open the group chat you want to create a task list for. You can also set a due date and priority for each task on the task list. You can create a new task list, add tasks to it, and assign the tasks to group members. If you're a planning a group event or happening, for example, it's useful to have a task list and share the tasks between the group members. To browse the list, press the Down arrow key. The list of files opens, and the focus is on the first file on the list. Tip: To access all files sent in the selected group chat, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear "Add a tab," press the Left or Up arrow key until you hear "Files, tab item," and press Enter. When you're ready, press Ctrl+Enter to send the file to the entire group. If needed, type a message to accompany the file. Type the file name or use the Tab key and arrow keys to navigate to the file you want to share, and then press Enter.
The focus is on the File name: text field. Press the Right, Left, Up or Down arrow key until you hear "Attach files," and press Enter. Press the Tab key until you hear "Actions for new message," followed by the name of the button currently in focus. Open the group chat you want to share a file with.
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You can share files, for example, PDF documents, Excel worksheets, or images with your group. Once you're done, press Enter or Ctrl+Enter to send your message. To type a message to the group, press the Down arrow key until you hear "Type a new message," and then type your message. To name the group, press the Right or Down arrow key until you hear "Add group name," and press Enter. Repeat this step for each person you want to add to the group. Press the Down arrow key until you hear the details of the person, and then press Enter. The list of contacts is updated as you type.
Type the name, email address, or phone number for the first person you want to add to the group.
Press Shift+Tab until you hear "New chat," and press Enter.Ī pane for the new chat opens, and the focus moves to the To: text field. Press Ctrl+2 to move the focus to the Chat tab. While signed in with your Teams for personal use account, do one of the following to start a new chat: When you sign in to Microsoft Teams with your personal account, you might find that there are fewer functions than on your business account and some additional features.ĭo you share a hobby with some of your friends? Are you organizing a surprise birthday party for a family member and want to keep it a secret? Create a dedicated chat group to easily communicate with the group members. To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft Office. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program. New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet.