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Jason Drew's avatar
Jason Drew
Iron Contributor
Jul 22, 2019

Teams messages search function does not show full conversation

When using the search function in Teams chat, is there a way to see more than just one specific message (I would like to see the response to the message)? For example, I searched for a question that ...
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cozkan's avatar
cozkan
Copper Contributor
Oct 15, 2020

it still only shows the conversation by itself instead of showing the conversation before/after. It was working flawlessly a couple of months ago. 

Markules's avatar
Markules
Copper Contributor
Oct 15, 2020

cozkan Same problem here! I am trying to get the whole conversation but it only shows the message. I didn´t test the scrollback yet because of 1,5 year message way 😞 

  • KarenKim's avatar
    KarenKim
    Brass Contributor
    Oct 16, 2020

    Markules Have you tried using the Keyword Query Language tip I posted above? It should at least save you from having to scroll through a year's worth of chats 🙂

    • Markules's avatar
      Markules
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 16, 2020

      KarenKim Yes, it worked. So I got at least 50% of the conversation, which means the answers of my partner 🙂 Thanks for the hint. Maybe there is an easier and complete chat history available.

      • ScottJesmore's avatar
        ScottJesmore
        Copper Contributor
        Oct 19, 2020

        Markules Make sure you're doing the entire query she posted (both sides of the "OR")...that will get you both sides of the conversation. (When I first read it, I thought she was giving two examples, but it's actually a single combined query.)