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Important Teams Messages

August 21, 2025

Important! This blog post is important!

First, because this will be the last blog post of our Teams theme.

Second, because this blog post is about marking messages in Teams as important.

How to Mark Messages as Important in Teams

  1. Draft your message
  2. Then select the plus + icon to the right of the text box
  3. In the drop-down menu, select “set delivery options”
  4. A new window will pop up where you can select:
    • Standard – this is how all Teams messages are sent
    • Important – messages are given a red exclamation mark and a “important” label
    • Urgent – recipients are notified every 2 minutes for 20 minutes about the message

Muting Teams Chats

Now that we’ve taught you how to mark messages as urgent – where recipients are notified every 2 minutes (for 20 minutes), let’s remind you how to mute Teams chats!

Tech Tips blog post on Muting Teams Chats

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