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
    2025-03-18T21:27:27+00:00

    If it is a long conversation it would output the whole of it.
    It's like there's a buffer and it only will send the time/date for a portion of the conversation. You will have to and a start time and end time to for multiple segments of the chat to get the whole thing.
    But at this point, it's that or taking screenshots of it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-18T12:04:54+00:00

    I have been able to copy and paste the name/date/time stamp when copying it on it's own separately and inserting it into my word document between the comments .

    although not really suitable for a long chat to do all that copying and pasting :(

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-18T00:18:32+00:00

    Surprised you got this to work. Co-Pilot is of no help for me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-18T00:06:14+00:00

    I have very long chats to copy of the name and timestamp and IT'S A NIGHTMARE without copy paste including name and timestamp. Microsoft is evil.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-03-18T00:02:59+00:00

    This workaround DOES NOT WORK

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