Knowing how Microsoft Teams works is one thing. Knowing how to use it well is another. Fortunately, there are plenty of smart tricks experienced users rely on to make Teams more effective and efficient.

Keyboard shortcuts are a secret weapon to speeding up the most common tasks. It can take a while before you feel like you know your way around these essentials, but once you do, it becomes less than a second’s work to perform a command, instead of fumbling for a menu....