Using Speed Dial Settings in Teams Calls to View Contact Availability or Presence

Using the Speed dial list in Teams Calls is a quick way to check on the availability/ presence of other Bowdoin community members.

A user's availability in Teams is controlled either through their Bowdoin Outlook calendar or manually in Teams itself. The easiest way to see a group of people's availability at once is to add them to your Speed Dial. This allows you to view their availability/presence when you click on the Calls icon in the Teams app.

Using Speed Dial to View Availability/Presence

1. Open Teams App: Launch the Teams app and click on theCalls** icon on the left side of the app window.
2. View Window: The window should display:
   • Phone Dial Pad on the left
   • History in the center
   • Contact Groups on the right
3. Locate Speed Dial: The Speed Dial group will be at the top right by default.
4. Availability: If you have contacts in your Speed Dial list, their availability will be indicated by a small icon in the lower right of their account icon:
   • Green Circle: Available
   • Yellow Circle: Away
   • Red Circle: Do Not Disturb
   • Purple Circle: Out of Office

 

Adding Contacts to Speed Dial

 

To add a contact to your Speed Dial in the Teams app:

1. Click on the Calls icon on the left side of the Teams app.
2. Hover over Speed dial on the right side of the Teams window and click on the + icon.
3. Type the name for any Bowdoin community member that you want to add to your Speed dial.

Once you've added them they will appear in your Speed dial group and you can check their presence at a glance.