New Teams Quick Guide
Microsoft has created a New Teams app that uses 50% less memory and is twice as fast as Classic. Overall, New Teams looks much like the Classic (previous) version, but a few features have been moved, some are discontinued, and others have been added.
New/Changed Features
View a comparison chart of changed features from Classic to New Teams on Microsoft's support page.
Additional Changes not listed on Microsoft's support page:
| Feature | Changes |
| Save messages | The Save messages feature in gone from New Teams. |
| Post comments reverse order | You can reverse the order of channel posts to start at the top. View Screenshot |
| Announcements in Posts | Location changed View Screenshot |
| Join/Create a team | Location changed View Screenshot |
| Contacts | Now under the People icon in app bar View Screenshot |
| Post in Multiple Channels | Now you can post any comment in multiple Teams channels, not just Announcements. View Screenshot |
| Reorder your apps in the left app bar | Simply click and drag your apps to reposition them along the bar. |
| Clear cache in New Teams | Clearing cache helps solve some of the quirky issues that can come up occasionally in Teams. The process in New Teams is different than Classic. Find the new instructions to clear cache for both PC and Mac on the Microsoft website. You can also contact your the tech support staff in your department for assistance. |
Navigate to New Teams Pages
You will find updated Teams instructions at the following pages:
Support
Technical Support: itcsc@ku.edu | 785-864-8080
Training Support: training@ku.edu | 785-864-5155