Organizers of a Teams Web Meeting can disable the Chat feature to help participants stay focused on the meeting content—such as instruction or presentations—and reduce the need for the organizer to monitor the chat during the session.
This also prevents the Microsoft Teams chat from becoming cluttered or difficult to manage.
Here is how:
- Go to the Meeting Settings
- Click on Participation
- Click on On underneath Meeting Chat
- Select Off
In addition, the above process can be used to make the Chat available only during the Meeting.
For the full step-by-step instructions, including helpful imagery, please see the Microsoft Teams: Turn Off Chat Wiki Page.
For further help with Microsoft Teams, please see the Microsoft Office Support: Teams Tutorials Wiki Page or contact the Canisius Helpdesk at helpdesk@canisius.edu.
Submitted by Tyler Kron-Piatek, Instructional Designer, COLI
