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do not send messages when <enter> is pressed. change to another shortcut key.

I have to edit my messages several times because every time I press enter for a Carriage Return, it sends instead. I know the shortcut key for Carriage Return is SHIFT+ENTER but its not very intuitive and makes for miscommunication. Thank you for your consideration.

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  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Vote from me. the option to have it deliver a carriage return or send the message should be available.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I too would also prefer that the chat is not sent when the return key is selected.
    Could you not flip the instruction rather whereby it sends the chat if the SHIFT+ENTER is selected and selecting ENTER on its own simply adds another line to the chat.
    Regards, Lloyd Barker

  • Liam in Cheam commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    The only way to enable a line return with the Enter key in Teams that I know of is to click the 'Format' icon (the first button below your live message field) before typing a message.
    This opens up more formatting options, and allows use of the return key without sending the message

  • Kevin McIntyre commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Love teams, but this one feature compared to Slack etc is really needed. You cannot cut and paste in formatted with a return.

    It has been on the books since 2017 so please either do something with it or say why not.

  • TK commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    it does not send on phone so why does it send on computer? There is a send icon, should be able to hit return and start a new paragraph.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Tired of editing posts several times after accidentally sending it with just Enter. It should be user defined option.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    The worst part is that if you're creating a numbered list, Shift+Enter puts a carriage return instead of moving to the next number, so you HAVE to press Enter to go from 1. to 2., but you better not hit it twice because then you'll send the message!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This seems like a basic feature to make this user configurable. Very surprised this has not been enabled.

  • Becky Weaver commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I would also be happy with a different method, similar to Excel. If you want to 'new line' rather than move to the next cell, you can use Ctrl/Enter. I tried that in Teams and it didn't get me anywhere.

    Either way, we need a way to compose a message with carriage returns without it sending the message too soon.

    Another option is the LinkedIn method, where the user chooses what the Enter key will do. You can choose to create a new line OR send with carriage return.

    I think it is safer/wiser to give the user the option rather than forcing one or the other.

  • Jason Bazar commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Its jarring because I use both the desktop version and the Mobile app for teams and if you're on the app it doesn't send the message when you hit enter/return. It only send the message when you click send, but then when I typing on the desktop I send the message by mistake trying to make a space. This is counter productive for me. Actually I see another comment, make it changeable in the UI options if there is one.

  • LarryInIowa commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    PLEASE - to everyone who sees this - and really dislikes the Enter to Send behavior - Vote it up!

  • Forrest Trepte commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is infuriating. I can't turn off my mental habit of pressing Enter for a new line. So my messages send all the time before I intend them to. I have to delete them and try again or try to edit the rest quickly before people are confused by my incomplete thoughts.

    PLEASE MAKE THIS A USER-CONFIGURABLE OPTION!

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