We have been talking to some users about Microsoft’s slowness in allowing messages to be quoted in Teams. This is possible in smartphone applications, but not on the web or on Windows or Mac. However, we have been talking for a few months about the arrival of this new functionality. Now we can finally tell you that it is in its final development phase.
The ability to quote messages in Teams is imminent
In June, Microsoft released some important updates coming to Teams, including the ability to reply to specific chat messages. Today, the company announced that the Quote Messages feature It is now available on public preview in the Microsoft Teams desktop apps, and it’s coming to the Teams web app soon.
The quoting experience has been available in the Teams smartphone app for a while now, and is finally available in 1: 1, group, or meeting chats for desktop users. “The ability to quote allows us to select messages in the chat that we want to include in the reply. It’s a great way to add context and clarity to who you’re chatting with, whether it’s a recent message or a previous one in the conversation. “the company explained in a blog post.
To reply to a specific message we must place the cursor over the specific message to which you want to reply. Next, we click on the ellipsis icon (…). We select the option «Reply» from the list, we write the message with the answer embedded. Users will also be able to click on the original quoted message to move to that specific location in the chat history directly. This should eliminate the need to review the entire conversation manually. It seems that September will be the month in which we will see the arrival of this functionality.