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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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  • Justin Dao commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    +1 Would love the option to stop sending on ENTER, and force using the send arrow instead.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    +1 from me - so annoying to have to continually go to ... / Edit

    LinkedIn changed it years ago, so i am sure Micrsosft can introduce a similar functionality to be more user friendly

    thanks

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    i have found that if you hit enter and send the message early by mistake, best to click on the [...] and go to edit. you can then and add in the rest of the message without having to post or reply to your own message.

    not an ideal solution, but a workaround none the less.

  • lper commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I suggest microsoft to connect the <enter> key to shutdown your computer. Indeed, the <enter> key is not used for any purpose, so we can attach it to whatever function.
    Thxs, microsoft!

  • Ewa commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This should be optional.
    Several workers in my company are having hard time to switch from e-mail writing with the "enter" button to a TEAMS way of communication.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    please make this optional ! this is extremely embarrassing and I keep typing elsewhere and pasting it to Teams to save from the shame of looking like an idiot and sending half typed messages.

  • WK commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I agree with frustration. I hope MS will change it.
    If you are techy, here is a temporary workaround for Windows users:
    1. Install AutoHotKey: it intercepts your keyboard and replaces it with whatever you program it to do.
    2. Save a script file in your Windows Startup folder with this content:
    ; Over-ride the Enter key, to send shift-enter instead IF inside Teams window:
    #IfWinActive Microsoft Teams
    enter::Send +{enter}
    NumpadEnter::Send +{enter}
    #IfWinActive
    3. Run this script, and Enter will act like Shift-Enter; while MS Ctrl-Enter already has Ctrl-Enter set to do what we expect.

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