How to copy teams chat with Timestamp?

Dear Bradley Morris27,

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We have find similar case in our feedback portal and some users already report the issue Teams chat. copy & paste · Community (microsoft.com). Kindly upvote their request.

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Eben Ezer Tres | Microsoft Community Moderator 

Eben Ezer Tres - The request you highlighted was to ELIMINATE the timestamps, not restore them. That may well have been the complaint that caused them to be removed.

Do not upvote Stan Lovisa complaint from 4 months ago. Post a comment that this was a wrongful thing to arbitrarily do and ask for a toggle in Settings to show or not show them in copy/paste.

This removal of the Name, Date/Time Stamp has exponentially caused my work product to be horribly slow and cumbersome. My entire Team is at a stand-still and is breaking all of our processes for our work. This is a simple issue that MS Dictators could have thought out with adding an option FLAG that each user could choose to implement when needed vs just doing what MS Dictators do, DO AS WE DEMAND, NOT AS YOU NEED!

The Giant you hate, MS!

This page was one of a few pages I came across when I was looking for a solution, so I'm replying to this post with a link to the other post I shared a workaround in. Hopefully they add the functionality back using the desktop application.

Microsoft Link - Microsoft Teams Copying Name, Timestamp, and Message

"Replied on August 26, 2024

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

like 1"

Ran into the same problem with the recent Teams update.

I use a Mac, but maybe the workaround is the same:

• Highlight the text you want to copy with your mouse, and continue to hold down the mouse button—don't let up.

• Then use your shortcut keys to copy the text (command+C), and then let up on the mouse button.

• Paste it where you need it, and it should include the timestamp and identity.

This deliberate feature change on a system that people rely on and communicate through, and using it to verify and have written proof with a time and date stamp for easy reference is a given for an enterprise system you would think.

Being able to capture this information in a simple and efficient manner is a must for anyone wanting to record work notes and updates in ticketing systems, or a copy paste to another window as a quick reference and means of truth.

Surely this can be reinstated not having it is creating additional work extra steps and wasting time to capture this data.