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I cannot post images or files in a group chat where everyone else can
I am a member of a group Chat (not a Team or Channel, just a Chat with multiple people). There are 6 people in this Chat, 5 from my company (including me) and one from an external client. My company ...
- I found the solution to my own problem. Hopefully it helps others.
I learned my co-workers were all dropping screenshots into the chat from the Windows Snipping Tool. If you take a screenshot with that (Shift+Win+S) it automatically copies the image to your clipboard, and CTRL+V will work to paste it in the chat.
I tested with my preferred screencap app (ShareX) and it does not work to paste. Neither does an image copied from Windows Photos app, or any other app that I tested. It would seem that the Snipping Tool has some exception, and can paste into any Teams chat, even one with an external party.
So, to recap, for Teams Chat that includes and External participant: You can attach files with no problem from the Android app, but not Desktop or Web apps. For Desktop or Web, the only program which will allow you to paste an image is the Windows Snipping Tool.
Hopefully this saves somebody else the weeks of frustration it has caused me.
I found the solution to my own problem. Hopefully it helps others.
I learned my co-workers were all dropping screenshots into the chat from the Windows Snipping Tool. If you take a screenshot with that (Shift+Win+S) it automatically copies the image to your clipboard, and CTRL+V will work to paste it in the chat.
I tested with my preferred screencap app (ShareX) and it does not work to paste. Neither does an image copied from Windows Photos app, or any other app that I tested. It would seem that the Snipping Tool has some exception, and can paste into any Teams chat, even one with an external party.
So, to recap, for Teams Chat that includes and External participant: You can attach files with no problem from the Android app, but not Desktop or Web apps. For Desktop or Web, the only program which will allow you to paste an image is the Windows Snipping Tool.
Hopefully this saves somebody else the weeks of frustration it has caused me.
I learned my co-workers were all dropping screenshots into the chat from the Windows Snipping Tool. If you take a screenshot with that (Shift+Win+S) it automatically copies the image to your clipboard, and CTRL+V will work to paste it in the chat.
I tested with my preferred screencap app (ShareX) and it does not work to paste. Neither does an image copied from Windows Photos app, or any other app that I tested. It would seem that the Snipping Tool has some exception, and can paste into any Teams chat, even one with an external party.
So, to recap, for Teams Chat that includes and External participant: You can attach files with no problem from the Android app, but not Desktop or Web apps. For Desktop or Web, the only program which will allow you to paste an image is the Windows Snipping Tool.
Hopefully this saves somebody else the weeks of frustration it has caused me.
Bstove5 have you ever got around it?
Im using share x as well i encountered this issue i few months back but after a while i found out that it was my isp then after a few weeks it fixed it self
mhodybernardo Yes, it is weird that you can't post images but you can share your screen