How to copy teams chat with Timestamp?

Anonymous
2024-08-19T13:13:28+00:00

Ever since this month and while using the new team application, I can no longer copy teams chat message with the timestamp. I need the timestamp to reference conversations and it would be a pain to add the time and date stamps for every message I need to copy. Also I found that you can copy messages with a partial timestamp by highlighting the chat messages and press control c while holding the right click button on my mouse. This also doesn't help as I get a preview message with double names. It would be a pain to remove part of a line per chat message I am copying. Is there a way to restore the old copying with the timestamp and an option for those who don't want the timestamp. I know skype had this functionality.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-07-08T12:41:22+00:00

    Greetings MarkusR (EXT): ...acknowledged; done.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-07-08T06:03:02+00:00

    Thread from Nate Roberson in MS feedback portal to this topic(*) with presently the most upvotes (479 upvotes at 01.04.2025 / 507 at 11.04.2025 / 648 at 08.07.2025):

    Copying messages no longer includes the who/when context https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/4ed7c52a-af58-ef11-b4ad-0022484d3ecc

    It would be nice if you join there also with an upvote.

    (*): Microsoft should go back to the functionality before Aug. 2024 OR make at least configurable if timestamp/username is included in export or not.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-07-07T14:32:33+00:00

    *** COMPLAINT ***

    Dear Microsoft:

    The Teams app isn't particularly useful if your programming prevents me from copying the date/time stamps along with the message. Please fix it, now.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-07-07T12:00:26+00:00

    Exactly, even this doesn't work anymore. Come on Microsoft - it's simple! Give us the ability to copy names when copying teams messages.

    I don't know why more people aren't complaining about this.

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