In Microsoft Teams, you can send kudos with Matter from four places: the Give Kudos button in your Matter Teams channel, an @Matter mention in any channel of that team, the Give Kudos message extension in any Teams chat or channel, or the Matter web app. Public kudos always post in your team's Matter channel, wherever you start them.
Who can use this: Every member on every plan. Microsoft Teams only; using Slack? See Sending kudos in Slack.
For an overview of the whole feature, read the Kudos Guide. Related articles: Delete specific Matter posts and kudos in Slack and Microsoft Teams and Sending kudos to a team or department in Microsoft Teams.
Option 1: Send kudos from your Matter Teams channel
In the Matter-connected Teams channel, click the Give Kudos button.
Select one or more team members or a group to recognize.
Choose the kudos Type (for example, Amazing Job or Cheers).
Add your Message. Messages can include emojis (see Adding emojis to kudos) and can be up to 600 characters.
Add coins (optional).
Select the Visibility: Public (default) or Private.
Click Send.
Option 2: Mention @Matter in any channel of your team
From any channel in your Matter-connected team, post a message that mentions @Matter. Matter replies with a Give Kudos button; click it to open the kudos form. Kudos given anywhere in the team always land in that team's Matter channel.
Option 3: Send kudos from any chat with the Give Kudos message extension
Matter adds a Give Kudos message extension to Teams, so you can recognize someone from a one to one chat, a group chat or another channel.
In the message box, open the apps menu (the + button) and choose Matter, then Give Kudos.
Fill in the kudos form as in Option 1 and click Send.
Matter shows a Kudos Sent confirmation. The kudos posts in your team's Matter channel, not in the chat you started from.
Matter must already be installed in a Teams channel for the message extension to work.
Option 4: Send kudos from the web app
Go to the web app.
Click the Give Kudos icon (clapping hands) on the Home page.
Select one or more team members to recognize.
Choose the kudos Type (for example, Amazing Job or Cheers).
Add your Message.
Select the Visibility: Public (default) or Private.
Click Send.
Sending kudos to someone who isn't in your Matter team
Because of how Microsoft Teams shares member lists with apps, you can only send kudos to people who are members of the team and channel where Matter is installed. Anyone else won't appear in the Give Kudos form. Add them to the team first; see Adding and removing users to Matter in Microsoft Teams.
