The custom status feature in Office Chat is a real time indication of what you are doing so you can stay up-to-date with your coworkers.
To set your custom status:
- On the mobile app, tap on the top left icon to view the left panel.
- Then tap on your presence text next to the picture.
- Select a status from the set of predefined statuses or tap on the new custom status action to write your own.
- This custom status is pushed in real time to all your coworkers.
- On the Windows Desktop app, click on your picture located near the top right of your screen. Then select one of the predefined statuses or write your own custom status.
To view coworkers custom status:
- On the mobile app, tap on the top right icon to view the right panel of coworkers and teams.
- Below the names of all coworkers, you can see his/her custom status.
- On the Windows Desktop and Mac apps, click on the coworkers and teams tab.
- Below the names of all coworkers, you can see his/her custom status.
- Additionally, custom statuses, on all platforms, can be viewed on each coworker’s info page.
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