Forum Discussion
Kaushal-Mehta
Microsoft
MicrosoftNow in Public Preview: Quoted Reply for Desktop [web coming soon]
Description
Quoted reply allows you to select messages in chat that you want to include in your response. It is a great way to add context and clarity with who you are conversing with whether it is a recent message or from one earlier in the conversation.
Flighting status
This feature is now available to everyone in Public Preview.
How to enable
- Use an existing chat or create a new one. One on one, group, or meeting chat.
- Example
- User 1 writes multiple messages to user 2
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- User 2 opens the menu on the first message to use the reply feature
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- User 2 writes their response with the reply embedded
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- Final result after sending it.
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- User 1 writes multiple messages to user 2
- A useful function available is being able to click on the quoted portion of the message. Doing this will highlight the original message and also move the chat display to that location.
- The reply option is also available as a quick action by right clicking on the message you want to quote.
Note: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below.
Supported clients and platforms
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Windows 10 |
macOS |
iOS |
Android |
Linux |
Chrome |
Firefox |
Safari |
Edge |
Internet Explorer |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes* |
Yes |
No | No | No | No | No |
* mobile already supported
Known issues
None known
Known limitations
- Quoted reply is a chat feature. It is not available for channels.
- This feature is supported in chats with external users except Skype for Business and Skype for Consumer as those experiences are plain text only.
Enable your Teams client for the public preview
- First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns on Show preview features. Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs.
- Users then choose to join the public preview individually. See Get early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com) for instructions.
Summary of public preview features
For a history of features in the Office and Teams public previews, see Release Notes Current Channel (Preview) - Office release notes | Microsoft Docs.
Send us your feedback
Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us know straight from Teams via Help > Give feedback.
Thank you,
Preview Team, @Jason Schumacher
Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft Teams
- So sad - it seems that something else has been broken because on Linux on any web browser I am facing an annoying issue with embedded images in chats where those images hide completely the text of the particular message 😞
https://i.imgur.com/VmJWFMt.png Is it possible to enable something for Admins where it shows what feature flags are enabled? We have observed where some users have had oddities with this and it's frustrating to troubleshoot.
Example - Users had to be moved to "Enabled" in teams from "Follow Channel". Users are in office preview channel in global office settings. After set to enabled, and enabled public preview from the teams client reply has showed up, but only temporarily for a few hours. What was observed when reply went missing.
- Reply missing
- Had user leave public preview, share to outlook still shown on message ellipses but no reply button.
- Then had user return to public preview status.
- No reply button after returning, as well as the "share to outlook" option is missing in preview.
There needs to be a better way to deal with feature flags. Maybe even show them in a type of flag menu where advanced users can toggle individual functionality on or off.
- We have the same issue as Renovatio 1982, our policy is set to "Follow Office Preview" but Teams doesn't show "About -> Public Preview" as an option.
mleamingStratus Make sure the Office suit is in Current Channel (Preview) so you will be able to have Teams Public Preview when Follow Office Preview is set in the admin.
- The reply functionality is now gone from Teams with the latest update last night.
My version is Microsoft Teams Version 1.4.00.26376 (64-bit). I see in other comments, it is because it was not released in the 64-bit version. How come? It makes absolutely no sense.
When will this be released in the 64-bit version?- Is Public Preview activated? As I check, latest normal build and preview build are the same Version 1.4.00.26376 for both 64 and 32bit. The feature is rolling out for normal users, but it was said that all public preview users should have this activated already.
- Thank you @kaushal. I have a small issue with this. Our teams is managed globally. Public Preview cannot be set from my end. However, some of my colleagues (on the same network and agency) have this feature already. The version is the same for all of us: 1.4.0026376 (64bit). We all are running the same set-up. How come I don't have it enabled? Tried different things, but none of them worked. Thanks
- Jason_SchumacherThis feature is rolling out to production over time. All users should have this feature available before the end of October. It is not dependent on the build number or the bit version of the application.
- Thank you Jason. Does make sense. In this case will just wait 🙂 One more month should not make a difference 😉 Have a great day
- Seems like it is released to production versions, but only 32 bit? When it will be released to 64 bit as well?
- Jason_Schumacher
This feature is rolling out to production over time. All users should have this feature available before the end of October. It is not dependent on the build number or the bit version of the application.
Does "before the end of October" still apply?
Company signed for and just released Office 365 and Teams for us but certainly won't opt in to Public Preview and, right now, only Windows users here can Reply and I, as many of my colleagues, am on Linux.
Thanks, in advance.
The functionality is good but PLEASE do not remove the existing feature of pressing > to create a quoted message. It is not always that we users use the quote to quote a reply within the same chat. It could be to quote text from other applications, emails, documents and etc.
By forcing users to have to click the additional formatting icon and then click on the quote is just plain stupid. This reply feature should be just an added feature instead of a replacement to the existing feature.
EdwinCKClooks like it is available (macos) but you have to type space after > to enter quote mode. And it works with ENTER after >, but quoting after text will not work
- Jason_Schumachertyping > in your message will create the quote area still without having to open the formatting options.
That is good to know. For a moment I was panicking because it is no longer behaving as so on my desktop version of Teams.
- No keyboard shortcut - really??
- Finally! thanks for introducing this feature! lovely
- Is it already available for the free version of Teams or is it only for the 365 version? Just tried in a chat but couldn't find.
- Jason_SchumacherIt will be available to the public release of the 365 version in October.
This feature is also available within the free version of Teams that comes with the Windows 11 Insiders update.
