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Iron Contributor

Oct 28, 2020

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how to add multiple users in teams chat in one go

how to add multiple users in teams chat in one go it doesnt accept any semicolon nor comma. I want to add bulk users in chat and start the chat

StevenC365
Oct 29, 2020
alitaqvi You can start a group chat with multiple users if you are typing their names and select each one as they are suggested. I'm going to guess your trying to copy/paste some list into chat?

Try creating a url link that follows the deep link format, it will accept multiple users as a comma separated list of upns

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=<user1>,<user2>,...&topicName=<chat name>&message=<precanned text>

Click the link and you'll get a group chat

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/concepts/build-and-test/deep-links#generating-a-deep-link-to-a-chat

Copper Contributor

Jul 15, 2021

If you are using outlook and if you have an email that includes the required members - open the email and select "Reply All with IM".

cjbarth
Brass Contributor
Jul 15, 2021
VipsINDI don't see such a button, nor have I heard of it. How did you get it enabled? I have Teams installed and Outlook installed, so I would expect it would just be there.
- VipsIND
  Copper Contributor
  Jul 15, 2021
  cjbarth
  - Open an existing received / sent email
  - Click on Message
  - On the Messages options at the end click on (3 dots which I believe it's also called hamburger icon) as below
  - It will show the following menu options:
  - AaronM660
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 21, 2024
    Genius solve! Only issue is this will not work in the 'new outlook'. You need to switch back to the old version to use this solution.
    
    Thanks

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