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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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aga_sumit's avatar
aga_sumit
Copper Contributor
Oct 01, 2020

It looks like this has been fixed.

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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. 

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    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 😞 

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      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 🙂

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        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.

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