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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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  • Takahito Maruyama commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    It's definitely necessary function, especially for Japanese, who presses Enter so many times to enter characters. With Japanese IME, most chat apps send a message with Ctrl+Enter pressed. Users should be able to choose just Enter or Ctrl+Enter to send a message. I already send a number of incomplete messages to my boss. This could be good reason to quit using the Teams app.

  • Takahito Maruyama commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Maybe better to combine with the following request to avoid the sum of votes separated...
    https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/30990691-disable-send-message-on-pushing-enter-shift-ente

    Anyway, I completely agree with this request, even I know we can use "format" button so as not to send a message by pressing just Enter key...

  • Paul commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    After entering a series of incomplete one-liners to my colleagues, I found a brilliant work around. I type everything I need to in Word, print it out, then take a photo of the printout with my phone, then open the Teams app on my phone and send the picture! It works every time! [/sarcasm]

    The *de-facto standard* for this is (and has been for decades, let me show you my age):

    Single-line data entry (eg. mIRC): Enter = Send
    Multi-line data entry: (eg. Outlook/Express back at least as far as 1995): Enter = new line, Ctrl+Enter = Send.

    SIMPLE. Why change something that works?

  • FC commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    +1. Sending on "Return" is very annoying. I know they want to make it more "chat-like" but it is a bad UI decision.

    Most chat apps don't even send on "return" key.

  • Swaroop B commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    After entering a series of incomplete one-liners to my colleagues, I found a brilliant work around. I type everything I need to in a text editor like Notepad or Word, then copy and paste into Teams. It works every time.

  • [Deleted User] commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Ctrl + Shift + x gives you an expanded control box where ENTER does move the cursor to a new line, and Ctrl + ENTER sends the message.

    It would be ideal if Ctrl + ENTER was the send key press in the normal control box.

  • Chris commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This function was an option (probably for years) in versions prior to 8.30.0.50 and should be put back in place.

    Anyone who types on a computer regularly can have an issue with the send on <enter> function. One wants to make sure you don't erroneously send incomplete or uncorrected messages.

  • Matthias Bartosik commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Also, autocompletion of @names requires you to press enter to accept the autocomplete, the same key you use to send. I can't get used to this at all. I would prefer to have enter only add newline and autocomplete, not send.

  • Johan commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is all fine if you are using a desktop or laptop, however I can't press shift + enter on my phone..

    Can't find anything in the settings either.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    my return key worked fine for several months until today. microsoft, a little help please.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    my return key worked fine for several months. today it started to function as a send key. i did not do anything that i am aware of to change the setting. very frustrating.

  • Aaron commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Ideally there should be a way to switch 'Shift-Enter' and 'Enter' functionality OR simply just disable 'Enter sends message'. Seems very close to a deal breaker for use of the application sadly.

  • Derek Bezuidenhout commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes - definitely agree that there must be an option to turn off "enter-to-send".
    Shift-Enter is not intuitive, and it makes for difficult typing (and re-editing) when composing longer posts - some of which do add value.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Hi on my macbook it's is "option" and "enter" together to create a new line - I really wish there was a way to disable it permanently too

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Completely agree - should be able to 'turn off' the use of 'enter' to post the message. How can you make a new line?

  • Jennifer commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes, since there a send button, don't interpret a carriage return as a send. It stops your messages from being proper bits of readable text and turns them into "Tweets"

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