{"id":4238,"date":"2019-01-08T09:24:54","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T14:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisa.rushworth.us\/?p=4238"},"modified":"2019-01-08T09:27:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T14:27:37","slug":"did-you-know-you-can-search-chats-files-and-people-in-microsoft-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/?p=4238","title":{"rendered":"Did you know \u2026 you can search chats, files, and people in Microsoft Teams?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One drawback to retaining <em>all<\/em> of your chat and team discussion content is that there\u2019s a LOT\nof content \u2026 which makes it challenging to find a specific discussion or\ncomment. Luckily, Teams data is easily searched. At the top of your Teams\napplication (or website), there is a long gray bar. Click in it and type a word\nor phrase to begin searching. Using multiple words will find conversations\ncontaining both words, to find a phrase place the phrase \u201cin quotes\u201d. Hit enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"114\" src=\"http:\/\/lisa.rushworth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams01-1024x114.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams01-1024x114.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams01-300x33.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams01-768x86.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams01.png 1505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll see messages that contain the words or phrase \u2013\nnotice this includes both chat messages and channel discussions. Each search\nresult has a reference letting you know where the discussion is located, and\nyou can click on the item to switch to the chat or channel discussion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"323\" src=\"http:\/\/lisa.rushworth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams02-1024x323.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams02-1024x323.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams02-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams02-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams02.png 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If your search returns too many results, click on the little\nfunnel \u2013 you can refine your search results with a filter \u2013 a specific\nindividual, a time frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"621\" src=\"http:\/\/lisa.rushworth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams03.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams03.png 954w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams03-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams03-768x500.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to searching chat messages, you can search files.\nJust click on \u201cFiles\u201d and you\u2019ll see files with names or content that contain\nyour search terms. Again, you can see where the file is located, and you can\nclick on the file to preview the file. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"468\" src=\"http:\/\/lisa.rushworth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams04.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams04.png 635w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams04-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on \u201cPeople\u201d and you\u2019ll find, well, people who work here.\nThis is a name search \u2013 you cannot search for \u201cstats\u201d and see people with whom you\u2019ve\nhad discussions about statistics. Search for a last name, a first name, or a\nname in \u201clast, first\u201d format. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"294\" src=\"http:\/\/lisa.rushworth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams05.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams05.png 712w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams05-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you click on a person, you\u2019ll see the conversations you\nhave had with them, as well as any shared files, an org chart for their\nposition in the company, and their channel posts for the past two weeks (\u2018Activity\u2019).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"301\" src=\"http:\/\/lisa.rushworth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams06-1024x301.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams06-1024x301.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams06-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams06-768x226.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams06.png 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t chatted with them before, you can start a new\nconversation too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"415\" src=\"http:\/\/lisa.rushworth.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams07-1024x415.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams07-1024x415.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams07-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams07-768x311.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rushworth.us\/lisa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SearchingTeams07.png 1576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One drawback to retaining all of your chat and team discussion content is that there\u2019s a LOT of content \u2026 which makes it challenging to find a specific discussion or comment. Luckily, Teams data is easily searched. At the top of your Teams application (or website), there is a long gray bar. 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