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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 ...
There is a workaround:
- Make the search as usual and identify the chat in which you see the search results you're looking for.
- Pop out that chat to its separate window
- Do the search again in the main window.
- Clicking "Go to message" will now take you to the pop-out chat and show it in its context.
I forgive Microsoft for this poor implementation since it's an indie start-up tech company.
Fine and dandy if it's a chat, but 99% of what we're searching for is in Teams channels and not chats. The channels do not have a 'pop out' option so this work around does not 'work around' the problem.