How to Manage @Mentions Notifications in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams @mentions notifications are alerts that pop up on your screen whenever someone tags your name in a chat or channel message. Managing these alerts stops your screen from getting cluttered with too many pop-ups while making sure urgent work messages still catch your eye.

You can change these settings in a few clicks to decide if you want a visual banner every time a coworker tags you.

Turn notification banners for @mentions in Teams

Teams lets you decide if a banner pops 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 directly 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 opens the app so you can adjust your alerts.

The app also launches straight 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.

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!