How do you copy Teams message without time and sender information?

Anonymous
2022-06-14T11:30:21+00:00

I want to triple-click a message, copy it to the clipboard, then paste it in whichever application, and I don't want to see the header (time and sender information).

Yes, it is possible to carefully select parts of a message, and make sure you don't snag the beginning or end of the message so you don't "grab" the header. This is not what I'm looking for. I want a one-click-solution.

I found this post dating from 2013, about Skype/Lync. I'm looking for the same thing in Teams.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/update-enables-users-to-copy-instant-messages-without-author-name-and-time-stamp-in-skype-for-business-lync-2013-42c4ac43-9d14-d2be-ef38-107f15033bf7

Thank you

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-08-20T02:26:25+00:00

    Why do you need the messages with header outside of Teams that much that you have to rely on it?

    Do like everyone else now and as I was doing years ago: Select the header all together when copying the content.

    I agree that MS should put this flag there, because they heard complaining that it was not there at first, then they changed it to ALWAYS be there, then they heard complaints for 3 years on why that unnecessary information was coming together, now they took it off and people are complaining why is not there. A flag must be created, that is the next step for MS, and stop jiggling with what they think it's best, let the users decide.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-07-12T18:28:17+00:00

    I never ceases to amazing me how stupid these devs are XD

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-06-20T08:29:59+00:00

    I've found a workaround using AHK script. This work almost perfect for single messages. Tripple click to select all, Copy and Paste works fine.

    1. Downlaod and install AHK version 1.1 (https://www.autohotkey.com/download/ahk-install.exe)
    2. Create the below script, compile and run. (change to Teams.exe as application name if you are using old teams version / Save the script as someName.ahk and the compile using AHK)
    3. Add it to startup folder so you forget about it ;) #IfWinActive ahk_exe ms-teams.exe ^c:: 
       Send, +{Left}

 Send, ^c

 return
      #IfWinActive

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-17T09:43:53+00:00

    I can't even imagine using Windows for my software dev job.... if you are into **** and pulling out hair / getting gray before 30 its good decision to use Windows for developing software, but in all other cases not so much. Because let's face it, windows is not OS for work, it's niche gaming operating system, which will be obsolete when there are good drivers for Linux :).

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-17T10:19:46+00:00

    It's done :) Thank you so much for the update! It's only been like 3+ years :D We are very grateful in my company!

    is it really ?

    doesnt seems so for me here

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