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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
Conversations involving multiple participants, allowing collaboration and information sharing in Teams
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Same thing happened to me, but seemed to be after my work laptop was replaced with a newer one with Windows 11 instead of Windows 10.
But keeping the mouse button held down while copying is key to the workaround: that's the only way to copy both the sender/timestamp.
Must be the fault of a new Teams version for sure. I guess this was meant as an improvement, in some cases it even might be when you just want the text.
But most of the times I want the time stamps and person names copied for reference.
How about letting the user decide?
Right Click on highlighted area -> Copy message text only | Copy with time stamps
Ctrl+C -> Copy with time stamps
Ctrl+Shift+C -> Copy message text only
The workaround is not really workable, as already stated it copies a lot of clutter and combines lines of text which should not be combined.
Totally agreed.
I had this issue investingated last week. Here is the response from Microsoft:
I have shared the video with the senior team, and they have confirmed that this is indeed a new update in Microsoft Teams. It was a feature requested on the user feedback page.
This update is being rolled out to all tenants globally, not just to your users.
see link Copying the selected text should only copy selected text, not sender · Community (microsoft.com)
{https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/6186a0fe-f402-ef11-a73d-6045bd7e894e}
Additionally, some customers are advocating for this to be an optional feature, and hopefully, that will be implemented as well.
Osahon Ozabor.
Support Engineer - Microsoft Teams.
For Microsoft Customer Support
Working Hours: Monday - Friday 1:00PM – 9:00 PM (UTC)
I was expecting to see the name, date, and time like normal when I was copying a message. I had also found it useful to have it included on other communication pieces.
A workaround that worked for me is using the web version and copying the text from a MS Teams message like normal and it worked.
Example:
[10:36 AM] Tim Shivanonda (External)
I wish I could copy text from the desktop application with the timestamp
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