How to Manage @Mentions Notifications in Microsoft Teams

Managing @mention notifications in Microsoft Teams lets you control when you see alerts for when someone specifically calls out your name in a chat or channel.

Microsoft Teams is a popular program for chatting, video calls, and sharing files at work or with groups. This feature helps you get noticed.

@Mention notification banners in Microsoft Teams can be turned on or off. Turning these @mention notification banners off stops your screen from being flooded with pop-up alerts if you find the pop-up alerts distracting.

Turning them on ensures you don’t miss important messages that tag you directly. You can adjust this setting within the Teams app’s notification options.

Turn notification banners for @mentions in Teams

Teams lets you decide if you want a banner to pop up every time someone @mentions you. Turning off these @mentions notification banners in Teams can help you focus better by cutting down on distractions, but keeping them on makes sure you see messages meant just for you.

Here’s how to do it.

Launch the Microsoft Teams app by clicking the Start menu and selecting "Microsoft Teams" on the All Apps list. This action opens the application, allowing you to manage your @mention notification settings.

You can also launch the app from the Taskbar or Taskbar overflow.

In the full Teams window, click the Settings and more ( …) button next to your profile picture and select Settings from the menu.

Next, select the Notifications and activity tab on the left of the Settings page. Then, under “Chat,” choose the @mentions tile and use the drop-down menu to show or hide @mentions banners.

Your options are:

• Show in Activity and banner
• Show in Activity

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• Enabling or disabling @mentions notification banners in Microsoft Teams allows users to manage visual notifications for messages and mentions effectively.
• Following the simple steps outlined above, users can easily turn on or off notification banners for @mentions according to their preference.
• This feature helps you keep track of important updates without interrupting your work.
• If you spot any errors or need more info, let us know in the comments!