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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 ...
To spare you from further disappointment - search in Teams is currently almost useless. The good news is that Microsoft has heard our complaints loud and clear and is working on an improved search experience.
VasilMichev 2 years later and it stills seems to be an issue....
- Was scrolling thru these messages and this is a helpful hint for search syntax:
The work around is to do a search, when you find what you're looking for, look at the date and who that was.
- To get all their (Paul for example) posts that day, in the search box type:
(from:paul sent:7/14/2021)
- To get all their posts to you that day:
(from:paul to:scott sent:7/14/2021)
- To get all the posts you and they exchanged that day:
(from:paul to:scott sent:7/14/2021) or (from:scott to:paul sent:7/14/2021)
I'm sure there are other combinations for syntax but that last one gets you the entire conversation you had with someone on a particular day.
