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Kelemvor333
Steel Contributor
Apr 03, 2020

Chat button missing in a Teams Meeting?

Howdy,   We had a Teams Meeting with around 150 people and a bunch of people didn't have the Chat button to click in the action bar to open the side panel.  I had the issue and accidentally left th...
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    HannahH2020
    Sep 10, 2020

    Annoying for you! 4BobRandall A couple of things i'd suggest...

     

    1) Get them to download the Teams desktop app if they are using the web app. There should be a download button bottom left of the app.

    2) Upgrade to the new Teams meeting features - select profile pic and choose settings and tick the box for 'turn on new meeting experience' it requires restarting Teams so right click the teams icon and 'quit' then reopen Teams.

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Lucia_Downton
Copper Contributor

Kelemvor333 did you ever get an answer as to why this happens? Even leaving the meeting and coming back in didn't work for some people. Users were very frustrated.

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ash_likehollanda
Copper Contributor
Jan 27, 2022

Lucia_Downton same thing happened with me for about 6 months now many people kept saying to leave and rejoin yet that didnt work for some including me everyone is getting mad and frustrated please anyone in the microsoft agency FIX THIS PLEASE

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