will the select, copy, and paste with the name and time stamp option ever come back?

Mills, Lena 0 Reputation points
2026-08-03T16:48:01.1533333+00:00

this is a feature of teams that never should have been removed but

i have found the below to work; please offer alternatives to your audience/users

there are 2 other options to use 

  1. select function then print screen and select what you want to copy and then paste wherever you like. this option uses the snipping tool options
  2. hover at a message, click on the 3 dots, chose the forward option - this is one message at a time though

 

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  1. Jayden-P 2,520 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-08-03T17:00:52.5766667+00:00

    Hi @Mills, Lena

    Thank you for sharing these workarounds and for taking the time to help other users in the community.

    I also want to apologize for any frustration caused by the removal of this functionality. I understand how useful it would be to have a simpler way to preserve message formatting when copying content from Teams.

    As this is a user to user forum, I am not able to directly intervene in Microsoft product development or make changes to Teams features. The best way to influence future improvements is through the Microsoft Feedback Portal. Please consider upvoting and commenting on the following feedback items:

    Customer feedback is regularly reviewed by the product team, and community support helps highlight features that users would like to see restored or enhanced.

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