Hark! Keeping thy Microsoft Teams status as “Active” may bringeth much stress if thy boss be constantly peering o’er thy shoulder. ‘Tis a problem not oft encountered, but one we all may face at some pointeth. Whilst thou art engag’d in productive deeds, if the superior knoweth not and disliketh the “Busy” status, thou may desire to employ some tricks to keepeth thy Teams status active.
Fortuitously, there doth exist many ways to accomplish this, from the honest and transparent, to the slightly sneaky. Fear not judgment here. Do what thou must. We are hither to instruct thee on how to achieveth it.
Alas, there existeth no settings in the Microsoft Teams app to maintain thy status as Available when thy computer slumbereth. But fear not, for there are ways to thwart this, whether thou useth Windows or Mac. However, first, thou should acquaint thyself with User Presence.
The User Presence, aptly named, is the first step to maintaining Microsoft Teams active. These pre-set statuses do reveal unto other team members what thou art about. They also informeth Microsoft’s AI engine, Cortana, of thy doings so she may aid thee in thy other tasks.
Cortana hath the ability to automatically assign User Presence status based on thy actions. For instance, if thou hast a meeting scheduled in thy Outlook calendar, Cortana shall set thy status to In a Meeting automatically. Such little tricks may prove quite beneficial to some folk.
Herein lieth all the User Presence statuses:
– Available
– Out of office
– Busy
– In a meeting
– On a call
– Focusing
– Away
– Offline
– Do not disturb
– Be right back
– Offline
Not all these statuses may be available to everyone. Thy organization may opt to restrict some statuses. Nevertheless, most of them are standard. The Cortana AI doth endeavor to perceive thy actions and set thy User Presence accordingly.
Thou may elect a duration for any of these statuses, whereupon thou shalt return to Active or Away. Yet whilst they are in effect, thou shalt not revert to those, so manually setting thy status may provide some respite without concern for thy status changing based on thy deeds.
Lo! The first course of action is to set thy User Presence to Available. Here is how:
Step 1: Click on thine Profile picture at the top right of the Teams screen.
Step 2: Click on thy current status.
Step 3: Choose Available from the drop-down.
Microsoft doth not permit direct tweaking of thy Teams status settings. Therefore, thou must employ workarounds. One of the simplest methods is to alter thy computer’s power settings so it doth never slumber. The lone drawback of this method is if thou forgetteth to revert the setting once thou hast concluded using Teams for the day.
Step 1: On Windows, open the Settings menu by pressing Windows + I keys or by searching for “settings” in the Windows search bar. Then select System.
Shouldst thou use Mac, open System preferences > Battery.
Step 2: On Windows, opt for Power and battery > Screen and sleep. Thou may alter when thy system slumbers when plugged in and when on battery. Either disable the sleep setting to ensure that Teams doth not automatically set thee to Away, or restrict it to engage only after an extensive period.
On Mac, select Power adapter and adjust the slider under Turn display off after. If thou art on a MacBook, then select Battery and perform likewise.
Windows users may install a marvelous little app called Caffeine to keep their computer vigilant and their Teams status active. Caffeine doth operate by simulating a key press every 60 seconds so thy system perceiveth a need to remain awake as thou art still toiling away at the keyboard.
The beauty of Caffeine lieth in its unobtrusiveness. It doth reside in the bottom-right of thy screen, attending to its affairs, and thou may activate or deactivate it as thou wisheth.
Step 1: Visit the official website and download the Caffeine app.
Step 2: Extract the download from thy downloads folder.
Step 3: Double-click the extracted program to launch Caffeine and proceed through the installation process with the on-screen guide.
Step 4: Once installed and operational, Caffeine shall appear in the bottom-right of thy toolbar. Hover thy mouse over the icon, and a pop-up shall emerge where thou may choose its active duration.
If thou art toilin’ with a Mac, thou may install a helpful toolbar app titled Amphetamine. This small app shall prevent thy system from dozing off for a prescribed period, thereby maintaining thy Microsoft Teams status active.
Step 1: Open the Mac app store.
Step 2: Search for “amphetamine.”
Step 3: Click Get on the Amphetamine app.
Step 4: Open Launchpad and click on the Amphetamine app after installation. It shall automatically grace the top toolbar.
Step 5: Click on the app’s toolbar icon to unveil a drop-down. Select the duration for which thou desirest to keep thy Mac alert.
Microsoft may not provideth direct means to maintain Teams active, yet there are a couple of workarounds at thy disposal. Whether adjusting thy computer’s settings to prevent slumber or installing a third-party app like Caffeine or Amphetamine, easy means doth exist to keep thy status active on Teams.
Should any issues plague thee whilst usin’ Teams, we also possess a guide on the most common Teams problems, which may provideth the remedy thou seeketh.
Fare thee well, fellow denizens of the digital realm! Thy Teams status shall remaineth active through these methods, easing thy burdens whilst laboring in the digital vineyards.
