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Better visual delineation between `Reply` and `Start a new conversation`
It's very confusing to new users that there is a difference between replying to an existing conversation and starting a new one within a channel. This is a visual thing as much as anything else. The 'reply' buttons are not naturally attractive if you just want to start typing a message. There should be a logical gap between the bottom of a conversation and 'start a new conversation'. 'Start a new conversation' needs to be separated visually, as if it's a second order command rather than a first order...reply.
2,974 votesWe have been iterating on different designs and are starting to test internally. I don’t have a timeframe but will keep you posted.
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Ability to pin message/files/articles shared within a channel.
Guys, please add pinned items for channels. We often pin important articles/messages/files so that the whole team can see it. Very important!
2,728 votesThis request is still in the works. And it appears most people are interested in the ability to pin multiple items. I’ll circle back to the feature team and give them your additional feedback.
-Warren
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Need read receipts
Mobile working, Asynchronous working of teams is a common phenomena. Read receipts let us know if the message has been seen, so we know it can be acted on. Critical when large numbers of the team are mainly mobile workers.
2,397 votesSo happy to share that this is off the backlog and we are actively working on it!
-Suphatra
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Allow copying whole chat conversations
Currently, it's not possible to select & copy more than one message in a chat. When I try to select two or more messages, the focus stays on the first message making it impossible to copy whole chat.
There are some really ugly workarounds like: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams/Copying-conversations/td-p/62849 which I don't consider a solution of the situation.
I want to be able to select multiple messages at once and copy them by hitting CTRL+C.
800 votesThank you for your suggestion! We really appreciate the feedback and idea. We have reviewed this request and started working on it. I’ll let you know as it nears completion.
Suphatra
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Copy & Paste is tempermental
Users reporting multiple copy/paste issues for text:
1. Can't paste multi-messages. Often, only the first line pastes, the rest disappear. As one user puts it: "On the Windows 10 desktop client it is nearly impossible to copy multiple messages from the chat history. A fraction of a second after letting go of the mouse, the highlight collapses down to a single message."
2. Can't paste in general: "Copy & Paste is tempermental, when i try to paste text in from other sources it simply doesn't paste, but then if I only copy a few (3-6) words then it does. It…
713 votesFeature request is still being worked upon.
-Warren
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@Tag without selection
Current when @Tagging someone you have to type @PartOfTheirName then wait for the dialog to pop up, then hit tab or enter click the desired name (Person, Channel, Team). If you fail to use the dialog the @Tag fails to work even if you match the name perfectly.
What we'd like to see is typing @Name or @ChannelName or @TeamName just works even without using the dialog.
382 votesI’m excited to share that I got to use this in our experimental settings the other day. We’ve built it and are testing it internally. I’ll let you know once it moves up in the validation rings!
Suphatra
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Allow sending audio and video message
Allow users to send Audio and Video message just like WhatsApp and other messages tools.
289 votesGreat news! We just started working on this for the AUDIO portion. We are still trying to determine feasibility for the video portion of your request.
-Suphatra
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Dark theme problems!
See thread for issues related to dark theme. Here are some that are noted:
1. In dark theme, the warning messages are quite unreadable in the private messaging window
2. When an email is sent in from Outlook on the Web when I’m using the dark theme, the text in the email is very dark as per the original email. When viewing this email with Teams using the default (light) theme, it looks great.
3. In Teams chat, no way to turn text back to WHITE, when using the dark theme.
4. Using the dark theme, I have to hunt…
178 votesThis feature request is still being worked upon. No additional status to share
Items still in the works:
2), 4), 5) and 7)Items we cannot repro:
6) and it doesn’t appear people are hitting it, but let me knowItems that are completed and in the public release:
1) and 3)-Warren
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Converting space to non breaking space
It seems that recently Teams starting converting space characters to non breaking space characters. The text with non breaking spaces doesn't work the same, e.g. a search query that not fails.
44 votesThe engineering team has created a fix for this that is currently making its way thru our internal testing. You should see the fix soon. Thanks.
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7 votes
We’ve listened and the ability to leave a chat will soon be released! To access it you will simply click the “…” overflow menu from the left rail, on the chat you wish to leave. A fly-out will appear allowing you to either Favorite, Mute, Hide, or Leave the chat.
Look for this early in the new calendar year! -Warren
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