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Display the description of the team and channels

Every team and channel has a description that can be entered, yet there doesn't seem to be any way to see that description unless you can edit. How about making the description visible under the title in the right window? Maybe even a setting that allows me to make descriptions visible or not (on/off switch).

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  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Another vote for a feature probably intended to be included from the get go, but got lost along the way. Come on Microsoft, one would expect a bit more QA in your development of Teams. Just spend a fair amount of time describing each channel logically and funny (at least to me) before launching the team, only to discover (when QA'ing...) that it was only visible in the Teams mobile app when navigating to the channel info.

    I would suggest to show the description as a pop up when hovering over the channel name. Guess what you show currently when you hover over the channel name? YES, the channel name! Brilliant!

  • Craig Crawford commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Another vote for this. I am desperately beating on my people to avoid filing Armageddon.
    Hard to do when I can't ask them to read the description of how they should avoid it.
    On the rollover at least. Better would be pinned to the top with a hide button specific to user.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I just wasted half an hour creating useful channel descriptions to help my new team use them effectively, only to discover that they're invisible to users. Discovering that other users have been requesting this simple piece of functionality for 19 months leads me to the conclusion that posting on here is also a waste of time. Please tell me I'm wrong Microsoft.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    i mean what the use of having a description if its not visible effortlessly, i think when you hover on the channel for like a sec, it would be displaced with a kind of zoom in lens effect. that way it will give you a feel of what’s inside the channel before even opening it.

    but its very important!!!! very!!!!

  • Monique McFarlane commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I am looking for a way to do this. Having the description readily available for the members of the team will prove most useful.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please make this a reality. All the channel naming conventions in the world cannot guarantee that users understand the purpose of a channel if a description cannot be pinned in the content pane on the right side above threads.

  • Don Petry commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Features must provide value. A description which your team cannot see does not provide value.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Agreed, I'd like to see it fully listed under the channel header when you click into a channel. And, wherever it's listed, please allow the text to wrap and show the full description rather than cutting it off. Thanks!

  • Chas commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes, this is 100% necessary. I am in Teams overload now as we deploy, and having the description in the banner, either under the Public/Private and Classification identifier or to the left of it would help immensely with remembering what the purpose of each team (and ultimately channel) is for.

    We used this kind of display in Slack with immense success to establish a 'ticketing' system of urgency for requests, and having it at the top of the screen was key. We need something similar to that for Teams. Even if it was a mouse-over on the Team and/or Channel name it would be helpful, but a constant display is best.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    What's the point of having a description if nobody can see it?! Unbelievably dumb!

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