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Compact mode

I really like Teams. I do. But the current chat layout is not suited for professional chats. It's way to space consuming. It looks like something imported from MSN with smiley's that take half of the screen. I would say that Slack have nailed it because they focused on the ability keeping a tight window with lots of chat text visible. In Teams the window is full and starts scrolling after like 10 sentences.

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  • Barbara Ferrell commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    i can't keep it open due to the size it hogs on my screen, yet to see my colleagues availablity I have to open it from my toolbar, then close it again. BIG time waster.

  • Will commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Our group won't currently adopt Teams because of the UI. Everyone keeps going back to Slack.

  • Miguel commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    The "Reply" bar under each messages is distracting. I'd prefer this be placed on the right side of the message bubble instead.

  • Me commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    almost 3 years since it was submitted and it is planned?

    As of today the contacts disappear making it so the icons have to be moused over to show them

    Instead the message area should get smaller

    For some reason Microsoft thinks more clicks is better, it is a departure from less clicks is better

    Teams would be good if it was not a pre-alpha release where the users are being used as alpha testers

  • Jayron commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This should be an easy & significant win, I'd think. This request has been open since 2016(?) with leading & inconsistent updates like "coming soon!" but it's not on the Roadmap from what I can see.
    This gripe can be interpreted as nitpicky and trivial, but Teams is being marketed as a serious contender to Slack, Mattermost, etc, so doesn't seem like a smart product move to keep kicking this can down the road.

  • Yashwanth commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Hello Microsoft..
    Teams is good and have started liking it.. but the view.. like chat window, or fonts, or if we add a sharepoint tab, is large that it look clumsy.. we need to have compact view.

  • Jason commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    At minimum, I expect regular updates from Microsoft on this thread on this, given the very high interest from customers. But that's not what we're getting. I've posted here before - but as a large metro hospital, it's imperative that we have a chat client that has a small footprint, and doesn't take up most of the display. Microsoft is forcing their customers to Teams from SfB Online. The common sense approach here would be you, then, give your customers a reasonable/viable alternative to that client. You can't take a hammer away from someone framing a house and tell them they need to use a jackhammer from now on. That usually doesn't end well for either party.

    This needs to be done NOW. You can't afford to go down to the wire, Microsoft, on this. We only have 22 months before you pull the plug on us from SfB Online. It takes time and planning for an organization to 1.) deploy a new client, 2.) train their end-users and 3.) migrate users over to Teams from SfB Online. You should know that. Or does it take a number of organizations - like ours - to move their $3.2 million/year (or more) investment in O365 to another solution to wake you up?

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please prioritize this!! Every executive that I show Teams to immediately complains about the chat layout, especially on larger screens the layout is incredibly annoying to read left and right. Please provide options for left justification of all chat messages or make the compact mode use space much better and allow for a similar experience to Skype's small window.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    really glad to see a compact mode is in the works. This was my main grip and I noticed right away! Our office is transitioning from Jabber (Cisco) and that app has a great chat only minimized view (but of course lacks much of Teams functionality). Still, the main use is communication and needs a view for quick access to contacts only, I think. Thank you

  • Gert commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Take Slack as an example. It's for a lot of customers of mine a reason why they don't switchs. Slack just works so much more user-friendly.

  • Ken commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Must have ASAP, too complicate to apply on org-wide. A ton on complaints about the desk app performance on older computers.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Hi Alex....by the way....I notice this has been in the works for 2-1/2 years. And, yourself, Suphatra, Warren, and Gino have all been promising a compact window "in the coming weeks", posted July 2017. Can you be specific about when you expect this to roll out please?

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Hi Alex.....I agree with the others....we need the ability to customize a compact window. In that window it would be really great to also customize (select) ONLY a few features (such as MY contacts and their status of availability). i REALLY do NOT need to see a bunch of other stuff and other folks chats, etc.....

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