Microsoft Teams Copying Name, Timestamp, and Message

Anonymous
2024-08-16T19:20:37+00:00

I used to be able to copy a series of teams messages and it would include the Username, timestamp and the message, but now it only includes the message. I did not change anything about the way I'm copying. I need to be able to copy and paste this data for my work. I have already deleted the MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe file to clear cache, and I've reset and repaired the app. I have had no luck in getting this ability back. We should have the choice of including this data in clipboard or not.

Example of what it used to look like:

[Yesterday 8:15 AM] James Smith

Message

[Yesterday 8:30 AM] John White

Message

[Yesterday 9:30 AM] Jackson Taylor

Message

Example of what it looks like now:

Message

Message

Message

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-31T16:16:49+00:00

    MarkusR (EXT)

    Replied on March 29, 2025Report abuse

    ReplyIn reply to BCMSC's post on February 25, 2025

    To all those interested in MS giving us the option for this/fixing this, please upvote this request on the Microsoft Feedback Portal: Copying messages no longer includes the who/when context in Teams

    Actual state: 469 votes

    Here's the URL MarkusR didn't post:
    Copying messages no longer includes the who/when context · Community
    https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/4ed7c52a-af58-ef11-b4ad-0022484d3ecc

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-03T18:21:41+00:00

    Agree, this trick with the holding down the mouse while you do ctrl-c ctrl-v no longer works. MS really needs to revert back to the way it worked a few years back before this trick was needed. What a mess.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-20T18:06:30+00:00

    Yes, please, please, please, Microsoft: go back to the way it was OR GIVE USERS A CHOICE!! It is imperative to capture WHO said what (and when) not simply what was said.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-03T14:35:46+00:00

    What I have discovered is that if I hold the Shift Key down while selecting and then Right-Click Copy, I get the detail, but I cannot release the Shift Key until I copy the detail.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-08-20T21:44:39+00:00

    HI, could you clarify what the workaround is here? I am having this issue on a Mac and when I select the text as well as the date/timestamp & sender and do a Cmd-C / Cmd-V (equivalent to Ctrl-C / Ctrl-V on Windows) I get the message only - not the messgae together with the date/timestamp & sender. I am not sure what you mean by "hold mouse for selecting the message with Time and sender you want." Thank you!

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