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My Out of Office message isn't showing in Teams

I set up an Out of Office message in Teams, but it doesn’t seem to be showing properly. I checked my profile or contact card, and my teammates also checked from their side, but they can’t see the full message either. I’ve already tried restarting Teams,…

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asked 2026-11-04T21:50:13.2333333+00:00
Roberta J 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-11-04T22:59:15.2966667+00:00
Roberta J 20 Reputation points
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Microsoft Teams Changing my Status while Actively running a process in Excel

Hello, I have been dealing with Teams status issues for a long time now but I am posting about this one in particular because it seems like a major flaw/bug. Part of my daily work requires running complex VBA macros with excel to generate various…

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asked 2024-08-28T19:43:06+00:00
Anonymous
edited an answer 2026-10-26T05:32:21.6766667+00:00
JuliaMarvin 23,870 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Calendar hows busy all day when I am not

My calendar shows I am busy all day Thursday and Friday, when I am not. My coworkers are trying to set up meeting on teasm and it shows I am busy all day 8am to 4:30 pm. How do I fix it to reflect my actual outlook calendar?

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asked 2026-10-19T20:11:11.26+00:00
Joseph Boyd 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-20T21:05:12.6866667+00:00
Kai-L 21,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to toggle availability to GREEN

What are the steps to toggle availability to green? Is there a way to leave it permanently green?

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asked 2026-10-16T17:47:43.1366667+00:00
Robbins, Carrie E 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-18T20:21:40.41+00:00
Ivory 2,610 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Display Teams Status Message to Only Certain Users within my work domain colleagues

Hi, I am looking for setting a Display Teams Status Message to Only Certain Users like when I am working from home then I will keep the status message "work from today" for specific time but this message should be visible to certain colleagues…

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asked 2026-10-08T05:47:41.72+00:00
Maid Dnyaneshwar 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-10-08T06:13:08.14+00:00
Doris V 2,760 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Available - Out of Office stuck on.

The Available - Out of Office tag is stuck on our profile. We have updated and turned off all automatic replies through Teams AND Outlook, but to no avail. Is the only other option really to just "go to your administrator"? There isn't a clear…

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asked 2026-10-05T13:57:25.86+00:00
Carney, Brandon 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T13:52:02.2033333+00:00
Julie Huynh 4,265 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Are Teams Color Bubbles "Status Indicator" reliable?

Are Teams Color Bubbles "Status Indicator" reliable? So do they change while you are in other applications? How does it work?

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asked 2026-10-02T16:04:50.58+00:00
Danielle 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-05T23:19:54.0366667+00:00
Hendrix 2,690 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Enhancement Request #2: Improve Teams Presence Accuracy

Allow Users to Control When Their Teams Status Changes to Away User Story Microsoft Teams users, Should be able to have their status to remain Active until they choose a different status, so their availability is not incorrectly shown as Away while…

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asked 2026-09-21T18:53:59.36+00:00
Shay B 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-21T19:19:57.96+00:00
Jay1 Tran 1,900 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Enhancement Request #1 - Additional Presence Status Option

Enhancement #1: Additional Presence Status Option Title - Add "Paused for Health (Short Walk/Movement)" Teams Status User Story - As a Microsoft Teams user, I want to set my status to "Paused for Health (Short Walk/Movement)," so that…

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asked 2026-09-21T18:37:06.57+00:00
Shay B 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-21T19:16:14.7033333+00:00
Hendrix 2,690 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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MS Teams stays 'Offline' for one user

I have one Microsoft 365 user whose Teams presence is permanently stuck on Offline and cannot be changed. Selecting Available, Busy, etc. has no effect. The issue occurs in both the Teams desktop client and Teams on the web, so it is not isolated to the…

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asked 2026-09-15T15:54:18.55+00:00
Nathan Carroll 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-16T21:03:58.8866667+00:00
Kai-L 21,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Ms Teams status not updating to Available , stays put as (Available, Out of Office)

Tried disabling automatic replies in both Outlook and Teams yet status remain same, done reset status in Teams app, tried uninstall Teams and reinstall back.

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asked 2026-03-19T02:47:32.8566667+00:00
Sharwin IT Helpdesk 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-16T14:07:10.91+00:00
Lana Churina 0 Reputation points
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Teams Telephony and Outlook Calandar issue

Entries in Outlook such as meetings that are marked as busy prevent Teams Telephoney calls being presented, how do you stop this happening other than by marking meetings as free

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asked 2026-08-25T14:26:25.8533333+00:00
Debbie Anderton 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-09-10T15:37:16.9366667+00:00
Killian N 4,490 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Character Limitation in Status Messages

My teams status text box no longer allows up to 250 characters and is cutting off around 160. How can I change that to go back to the previous character limitation?

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asked 2026-08-19T12:25:08.86+00:00
Gregory, Michelle L 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-09-01T15:45:26.7533333+00:00
Heimerdinger 1,465 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Last seen vs away

What is the difference between these three states?

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asked 2026-03-24T13:28:22.0133333+00:00
Vũ Thị Nhân Ái 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-31T21:05:11.4566667+00:00
King Ohaya 0 Reputation points
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Teams status rely on mobile device.

I also tried to rest the status on both devices as well as manually set my computer to "available" and it still doesn't change until i open my phone app. I need my computer to show to my team. Please help

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asked 2026-08-23T12:32:02.7533333+00:00
Weibo Winnie 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-23T13:10:32.2933333+00:00
Roebe Ta 1,825 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Global status durations on Teams

Hello, is it possible to set the Available status duration globally in Teams across your organization? The specificity of the work is such that often the user does not move the mouse for a long time and does not use the keyboard, which changes the status…

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asked 2026-08-18T12:12:58.5366667+00:00
Kennedy Sarah 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-21T01:51:03.6733333+00:00
Alina Le 5,805 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

error: failed to set status note, try again when your're online in teams.

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asked 2026-08-08T15:34:25.7066667+00:00
Albert Miles 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-14T18:48:20.2666667+00:00
Ryan-N 16,940 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Green dot not changing

Hi - when I'm logged in, my status changes to a green dot. I notice when others are on a call, it changes to red and says, In a call. Mine doesn't change. How do I fix this? It will go red if I'm in a meeting but not when I'm on the phone. I'm using…

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asked 2026-08-12T01:07:35.05+00:00
Melinda O'Neill 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-13T07:32:18.24+00:00
Kien 1,790 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Out of Office is Stuck

Hi there, It shows me 'available, out of office'. I've tried 'reset status'; signing in and out of Teams and then 'reset status' and nothing seems to fix it. Can you help? Thank you, Aviva

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asked 2026-07-27T20:09:13.67+00:00
Aviva Rubin 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T20:21:44.9066667+00:00
Kai-L 21,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Teams Status Automatically Changes from "Away" to "Offline" After ~15 Minutes When System is Locked

User is experiencing an unusual Teams presence issue Problem Description:** - User sets their status to "Away" and locks their system - After approximately 15 or 20 minutes, the status automatically changes to "Offline" - This is…

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asked 2026-04-22T08:30:52.64+00:00
Dustin 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T02:51:53.8533333+00:00
Suvankar Chakraborty 5 Reputation points