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teams chat

If I set up a teams chat with a number of people and then leave that teams chat, can the other people in the chat continue the chat, or does the chat stop being useable by others because the 'host' has left?

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asked 2026-09-30T07:48:22.61+00:00
Chesson, Ben (DSIT) 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-01T13:05:28.56+00:00
Roebe Ta 1,545 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Permanently disable colleague "Out of Office" notification banner in Teams

Sept 2026 and it seems like Microsoft still hasn't figured out how to address this issue - the "XXXXX is out of office and may not respond" purple banner that appears in Teams group chats cannot be turned off. This is taking up some screen…

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asked 2026-09-30T12:41:33.6633333+00:00
BostonTess 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-30T12:53:33.5433333+00:00
Walker Pollitt 160 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Wrap text in codeblock

Hello, I have Microsoft Teams Desktop version 26106.1911.4707.3286 In the new Code Block compose UI, the More options (...) menu only shows "Make this collaborative". The "Display option > Wrap text" option is missing. Same…

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asked 2026-05-22T19:07:08.19+00:00
Nikoloz Devdariani 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-29T17:02:00.8466667+00:00
Jason Cable 1 Reputation point
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Teams Chat grant access to External collaborators

How do I grant ready access to a guest if they do not show as external in a Teams meeting chat?

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asked 2026-08-26T20:30:27.8766667+00:00
Notzon, Cecilia 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-24T17:13:17.8+00:00
Ivory 1,905 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to send a survey on teams using power automate

I'm trying to send a survey on teams to many people that are in a group, I already managed to send the survey to myself using the flow bot, but I don't know how to do the same process to send it to everyone, I can send the survey on the group, but I…

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asked 2026-09-21T14:12:30.89+00:00
Erick Bruno Lurman Teixeira 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-23T13:56:56.3633333+00:00
Helen Luu 3,300 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How can you merge TEAMS chats when you have same people in multiple chats.

Does anyone know if it’s possible to merge TEAMS chats? We currently have four different TEAMS threads with the same group of people but with slightly different names, which is causing confusion: remove PII remove PII remove PII remove PII It’s becoming…

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asked 2025-11-19T19:43:37.0133333+00:00
Sarah Lucas 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-17T17:43:49.12+00:00
Carl Schuler 0 Reputation points
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I have no 'New Chat' option to select. No matter what i do, it does n.ot appear

I want to start a new chat with members from an existing chat. I do not mind adding their names manually. But the system will not let me leave the old thread to start a new thread, a new separate chat. I have no 'New Chat' option to select. No matter…

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asked 2026-09-13T14:11:17.7233333+00:00
Ty Bollinger 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-14T17:22:36.88+00:00
Levi Cornwell 255 Reputation points
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Receiving the error message in a group chat: "We’re having trouble loading your messages. Try refreshing." but the chat will not refresh

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asked 2025-10-02T20:12:07.37+00:00
Nicholas Valin 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-08T13:27:54.4233333+00:00
Joe Wood 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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How do I export a teams chat history

What is the most efficient way to export a group chat history

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asked 2025-10-07T21:15:31.0733333+00:00
Troy Cooke 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-25T21:43:52.56+00:00
Melvin Morsmere 20 Reputation points
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i can't send any message to any one in teams

i can't send any message to any one in teams and make any meetting

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asked 2026-08-20T20:42:39.18+00:00
Met 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-21T23:09:51.6366667+00:00
Jay1 Tran 1,700 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Chat App not working and showing up

My chat section is no longer visible and I can't find where it lives to click on any messages that have been sent to me.I have restarted this app and signed out several times. How can I get my chat section back on the left side bar.

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asked 2026-08-17T15:22:51.5366667+00:00
Roxy B. Hatchette 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-18T20:40:27.7733333+00:00
Ivory 1,905 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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I cannot send images in my teams chat.

I cannot send images in my teams chat. It keeps loading forever. i tried reinstall the app but the issue is not solved

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asked 2026-08-15T08:02:39.81+00:00
U Chris 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-17T00:23:35.36+00:00
Kien 1,710 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Microsoft Teams Keeps Failing To Send Messages

This is purely a work-related issue as I don't use Teams anywhere else but I've encountered this multiple times and the issue keeps returning no matter how many times I attempt to fix it. I will start Teams at the beginning of my shift and it will…

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asked 2026-08-13T10:30:26.6633333+00:00
Harold Wagner 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-14T14:11:47.8+00:00
Austin Brock 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why is my chat history gone

I have multiple chats and in some, the previous history is no longer showing. Even comments from last week have disappeared. Why has this been removed?

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asked 2026-06-05T18:05:31.3633333+00:00
Melissa Morris 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-12T21:28:58.3666667+00:00
Joe Lawrence 0 Reputation points
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Teams is posting my message in different channel and chat intermittently

Hi, I create a group chat with 3 users and posted a message. I noticed it ended up in a Meeting chat group where those 3 users existed with a wider group. The chat was sensitive and should not have gone to the wider audience. I have just seen another…

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asked 2025-12-04T12:58:52.8933333+00:00
Nasir Akhtar 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-07T12:10:12.5033333+00:00
CJ 0 Reputation points
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will the select, copy, and paste with the name and time stamp option ever come back?

this is a feature of teams that never should have been removed but i have found the below to work; please offer alternatives to your audience/users there are 2 other options to use  select function then print screen and select what you want to copy…

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asked 2026-08-03T16:48:01.1533333+00:00
Mills, Lena 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-03T17:02:28.16+00:00
Jayden-P 3,290 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to download the chat and channel history

My email is getting changed. I need to port all my chat history with on teams with my new organization email

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asked 2026-07-30T07:19:47.0633333+00:00
Quazi, Ilyas Ahmed 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-31T14:07:21.44+00:00
Tamara-Hu 17,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to write equations in Teams ?

Is there a way to write equations in Teams ? Either in Latex or using Word Format. The last occurrence of this question dates back to 2021, and there was no answer for Teams. Was there anything new since then ?

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asked 2026-07-30T08:29:58.3466667+00:00
Alex 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-30T20:36:11.3533333+00:00
Cynthia Livingston 0 Reputation points
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Unable to find Collaborative Notes in Teams mobile app

I’m using Collaborative Notes in a Microsoft Teams group chat, as described in this Microsoft support article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-collaborative-notes-in-microsoft-teams-chats-6f19dd1f-b37a-47a2-9795-bb5deb4d0f58 On desktop, I…

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asked 2026-05-21T19:54:36.67+00:00
jose david patarroyo 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T17:06:29.98+00:00
Mapchan, Shristi 0 Reputation points
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Same small group of external members repeatedly, silently removed from Teams group chat — not tied to Guest vs. External status

I manage a Teams group chat (business tenant, 64 members across ~37 external domains) that's experienced repeated, unexplained removals of the same handful of external members over nearly two months — July 1, 13, 14, 16, 20, 22, 23, and 24. Key details…

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asked 2026-07-24T22:07:35.6566667+00:00
Claudia Catlett 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-25T04:29:18.3033333+00:00
Huy-K 13,990 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator