Microsoft Teams gets an update with PC community support, Designer support, and more

Microsoft continues to make improvements to the free version of Teams for Windows 11, with the main new feature being support for communities and messages from Facebook and Discord. The update also includes support for Microsoft Designer, an artistic artificial intelligence tool that lets you create images for things like event invitations and social media posts using text prompts.

Microsoft Teams Communities was first launched in December to enable families, friends, small community groups, and businesses to organise meetings, calendars, and communication. They are Microsoft's answer to what users can find on Facebook, Discord, WhatsApp, Reddit, and other group services. Previously, communities were available only on mobile devices, but now they are available on Windows 11

"On Windows 11, community owners can create communities from scratch, share and invite members, create and host events, moderate content with critical trust and safety features, and get notified about all important activities,- explains Amit Fulay, vice president of Microsoft Teams product".

The new version of Teams for Windows 11 will also include a preview of Microsoft Designer. Designer can be a useful tool for communities to create event invitations or even banners for their Teams teams. It's the same service that integrates with Microsoft Edge, combining some features similar to DALL-E and Adobe Express to create basic images using artificial intelligence.

Source: The Verge