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Teams presence, explained
How-tos and guides for the people who need more than the green dot.
- How-to
How to see Microsoft Teams status history
Microsoft Teams shows only current presence, not history. The real options for seeing past Teams status (green, away, busy, offline) over time, and trade-offs.
- Explainer
Can you see someone's past Teams status?
Microsoft Teams shows current presence only, no history. What you can and cannot recover about someone’s past status, and how to start capturing it.
- Explainer
Does Microsoft Teams track activity?
What Microsoft Teams and the M365 admin center actually record about user activity, what they do not, and where presence history fits. For IT admins.
- Explainer
Teams away vs idle vs offline: what each means
A plain-English guide to Microsoft Teams presence states (available, away, busy, offline) and the activity behind them, and why away isn’t always gone.
- How-to
How to get a Microsoft Teams presence report
The real options for producing a Microsoft Teams presence report, from a PowerShell export to a maintained tool, and how to choose for your needs.
- Explainer
Microsoft Productivity Score vs presence analytics
How Microsoft Productivity Score differs from Teams presence analytics: what each measures, the privacy posture, and which one you actually need.
- Guide
Is it legal to track employee Teams status in the US?
A plain-English overview of US employee-monitoring considerations for Microsoft Teams presence, including notice and state rules. Not legal advice.
- Guide
How to know when your remote team is actually available
A leader’s guide to seeing when a distributed team is reachable in Microsoft Teams over time: what the green dot misses, and how to do it responsibly.
- Guide
A fair way to track remote work hours
How to track a remote team without surveillance: principles for fair, proportionate visibility, why heavy monitoring backfires, and where Teams presence fits.