Conversation button missing in documents and spreadsheets in Teams

Anonymous
2022-06-30T19:04:52+00:00

Just getting back to work after vacation and noticed the Conversation button in the top right-hand corner is no longer visible when documents and spreadsheets, both existing and new, are opened in Teams. We use the Conversation button to notify and tag the appropriate channel members that the document has been updated and to share information. This button is no longer available/visible to me; however, it's visible to my associate. See the attached screenshots of a document that was created and opened in Teams.

• Screenshot #1 is from my Teams application (MacBook Pro) showing that the Conversation button is missing.

• Screenshot #2 is from my associate's Teams application (MacBook Pro) with the Conversation button circled in red.

Here are the Teams applications version numbers for myself and our associate. I'm confident that this issue is directly related to the latest version of Teams that was updated yesterday; however, Microsoft Chat Support says that's not the case.

Me: You have Microsoft Teams Version 1.5.00.17261. It was last updated on 6/29/22.

Associate: You have Microsoft Teams Version 1.5.00.15861. It was last updated on 6/14/22.

I've also confirmed that a user outside of my organization running Version 1.5.00.17867 is also experiencing this issue as of this week.

Any assistance would be very helpful.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-10-24T08:26:43+00:00

    Hi all,

    We noticed the missing conversation tab in Teams on FRI 21-OCT.

    I am running version 1.5.00.28361 (64-bit) last updated 19-OCT-2022.

    The conversation button has gone for a document that was originally created in OneNote, and for another created in Excel.
    Both are standalone tabs in teams, yet the conversation button has gone, both in the desktop as well as the browser version.
    This is more than just inconvenient as workflow and conversation on the document is a daily occurrence.

    Please can this be looked into and brought back asap as it's an integral part of working as a team (in an app ironically named Teams).

    Thanks

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-10-26T10:25:30+00:00

    We have the same issue, in all clients/web versions. PLS have it fixed...this functionality is probably THE most important for easy collaboration.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-10-26T12:49:18+00:00

    Perhaps it is time to rename MS TEAMS to something more expressive of the current functionality. "Conversation" is the most critical feature that enables asynchronous collaboration among local and distributed staff. Without it, MS TEAMS is reduced to a meeting tool - those features work well but they require synchronous participation. Everyone has to be in the meeting else they may get to visit a recorded version of the meeting (really, who does that).

    MS Meeting maybe

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-10-31T15:45:00+00:00

    I thought it was just me - please, please, please bring this button back!

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-11-02T22:44:06+00:00

    Please, please bring the conversation button back.

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