- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Teams
Instructions for controlling Microsoft Teams notifications, including general preferences such as sounds and previews, chat and channel notification settings, muting a specific chat, managing notifications for a channel, and reducing noise from less active channels. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff using Teams on Windows, macOS, or the web.
- Knowledge Base
- Software, Applications, & AI
- Operating Systems
- MacOS
- Settings & Configuration
Instructions for creating and using custom Focus modes on a Bowdoin-issued MacBook and iPad. Covers building modes such as Class, Study, and Social, choosing who and what can reach you during each mode, scheduling a Focus (including a class schedule), showing different Home Screen pages per Focus, and staying reachable for emergencies.
- Knowledge Base
- Chat, Communication, & Collaboration
- Microsoft Teams Calling
- Making & Managing Calls
How to set your Teams availability status to Do Not Disturb so calls don't interrupt meetings or classes, and how Teams automatically updates your status based on your calendar.