Teams chats: 3 things you need to know - hide chats, delete messages and organize your chats

[@ServetusTrumpsCalvin]

Why I hate TEAMS: can't delete years of chats or phone calls! Come on Microsoft! Stop making Beta apps and pretending they are actually R4P!

[@DanielVerberne]

Stephen, I've got a lot of sympathy for that view. I'm an IT person and I want to automate stuff - we shouldn't be needing to individual click to hide each chat conversation. That's thousands of collective clicks cumulatively and it seems pretty weak functionality-wise. Perhaps Teams could just dynamically 'drop off' previous chats after X amount of time without a recent contact with parties in the chat? Or give users a way to hide all non-current chats in one fell swoop. And also -- the whole Teams program doesn't feel as 'silky' or as 'responsive' as I feel it should in this day and age. In fact, I felt that its predecessor in the office messenging/chat space, i.e. Skype for Business - was more responsive, more 'silky, if you can call it that. Teams needs more focus on making the daily and repetitive easy and painless.

[@scottelam3726]

I'm trying to figure out why the person I just deleted from the Team is still able to chat with me and others.... I deleted them. On the hunt to find out why and came across this helpful video.

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Thanks, Scott.

[@fpohyin]

thanks for the video. Can advise if there is an option to hide the context of the chat on the chat list?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

You can hide the an entire chat, but you can't hide part of the chat.

[@greciamunoz600]

is there an option to block an user from sending messages on the TEAMS chat inside an organization (i mean, if is not invited)...? Greetings

[@myunconsciousismine4694]

When I hide chats with colleagues does it make the chat hide in their side also? I noticed some of my chats vanish and I never hide them?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

When you delete a chat, it does delete from the other's persons chat window.

[@poulamiidumbre2777]

Can you pls tell how to hide chats from ipad And also how to block and report Pls tell fast it’s urgent

[@just1smothie]

I can't delete messages sent. I don't get any option when I click the 3 dot's.

[@Isa.o_o]

Hello sir I really hope I am not to late to ask a question, but if u hide the chat does it stay hide for how long u want or does it pop up again when one day is over or something. I really hope I get an answer cuz I really need it :)

[@MakePositiveImpact]

Hi Chris: How do you rename 'Group Chat' initiated by somebody else for 2 scenarios? (a) that person no longer works in the Company (b) that person still works for the Company

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

example B - I have tested this twice. Anyone in the group can change the name. For example A - I would assume it is the same as example B.

[@dormouse5616]

Thank you for the video, It helps. Can you help with a query please? If I have read a message, the sender is able to see that I have read it by right clicking the message entry in the chat. Is there anyway of changing that "read" to "unread"? Likewise if I have read a message in a group chat is there a way of removing my viewing from the list of readers? Thanking you in advance.

[@jammiecarapellatti8719]

I don't believe you can change a read receipt once it's been done, but you can turn them off for future use. Under Settings, Privacy, Read Receipts

[@jammiecarapellatti8719]

This is great. Thank you!

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Thanks, Jammie! Much appreciated.

[@conniecubian7325]

Hi sir. I have question theres no message like "this message has been deleted" But there is a reaction in activity but once I click that reacted message it doesn't pop up and I can't find it in the convarsation. Please help

[@adapass]

I just want to know whether after hiding a chat in teams will notify the other person that their chat is hidden

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

No, They will not know or be notified. Hide away. :-)

[@janellefarnsworth8558]

Question...I'm searching for a way to hide the chat preview on the left under a person's name. I just want a listing of the people I don't want to see what they sent. Is this possible?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Janelle. I can't find a setting to turn that off, but I did find the setting to turn off the message when they come in on the notification area. drive.google.com/file/d/1D2PKUvKhOXi0riWiz75v3EG1Evmn1UJL/view?usp=drivesdk

[@camillemathews9973]

Hello how can I change my font colors and have them stay that color instead of doing it every time I try to type a message in a group chat?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Camille, the default font color for a chat can be changed. That would be a nice feature.

[@donadonna9790]

I have a question.If i delete my own messages,do they disappear on the other persons Teams Account too,or just on my Teams Account?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

When you delete, they will not show in the other's person's chat. In your chat, you will see message deleted or something along those lines for a short while.

[@donadonna9790]

@@ChrisMenardTraining thank you so much for the answer😊

[@MILANASAUR_RULES]

@@liostavoli8939 exactly. Everyone can see that you deleted something.

[@heatherbfitness]

@@MILANASAUR_RULES for how long?

[@bearykekw7397]

thanks for the video

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

You're welcome

[@sugar_cookie9541]

I have a question, if someone text you and you hid the chat does it show you read it?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

It does not. It only shows you read it or the seen it icon, when you have the chat active in Teams. So even if you did not hide it, and someone text you, as long as you don't click on that chat, the seen icon does not appear.

[@sasidhar761]

How to group chats into folders to better manage long list of chats? Pinned only allows max of 15 chats and recent chats list keeps growing to an infinity..

[@DanielVerberne]

I've long known I can right-click and 'Hide' previous chats, I do it obsessively so they don't clutter, but I'm an IT person .... isn't there a script or tool to do this for me in one fell swoop?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

not that I know of. Only suggestion is to not hide them, but *Pin* the chats you need and then collapse *Recent* .

[@sagitterrorists]

Hello. How do I delete a spam thread from a chat with a poll (which I've already deleted)? And I've already deleted the post.

[@TheBaldr]

I hide almost all my chats after a conversations are done and archive emails, so I can be easily notified of new ones. I hate that when you accept a meeting, the email is deleted, I would love for it to be archived. An a way to unhide all chats. Once I needed to contact new co-worker who I had chatted with but forgot their name and had already hidden the chat, I work remotely, so I had to embarrassingly email a colleague to get the name.

[@Dixiecharm01]

How do we hide that chat panel altogether?

[@geagle1708]

How does a participant delete their own message? I found the 3 dots but the options were Select All or Copy. No way to delete my message.

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

in this screenshot, I typed _ I agree_ and want to delete it. drive.google.com/file/d/1XjpTaAU_X2mr5wFWv1i_8NUZD_l8XvMH/view?usp=drivesdk

[@maysummer1780]

What if you don't remember their name but you want to find the chat

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Search for a word or a date range.

[@beberlynlopez1095]

It did no work for me. It has to be another way, please help me 😭

[@remoney]

Is there a way to restore deleted texts?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

That is not possible unless you just deleted one, then you will see undo.

[@tunamushroommelt]

Will it notify the person if i hide the chat?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

No. The other person will not get notified you hide the chat.

[@heatherbfitness]

How long does the “this message has been deleted stay on?

[@jaydippatel9155]

i can still not delete a chat

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

You can't delete a chat, only the messages you post in a chat.

[@edwardwong1642]

Can I delete group chat from a meeting?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Great question. No, the conversation from a meeting can't be deleted. Also, even one person that puts in a post can't delete their own conversation. When you are doing a one-on-one chat or group chat you can delete your own chat, but not in a meeting conversation.

[@Daren_PNW]

I'm still in shock that Microsoft still doesn't have the hide multiple Chat option, yet. Stupid.

[@pankajagarwala1895]

Delete within how many minutes?

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

you can delete a chat message you posted, but you can't delete the entire chat. Meaning you can't delete what someone else posted. Doesn't matter how many minutes.

[@bearykekw7397]

the option delete doesnt show for me

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Are you using Teams with a company account? If yes, you may want to check with your IT department to see if they have disabled this.

[@rameenshauk1579]

@@ChrisMenardTraining what we need to do if they disable that delete option

[@UnknownChannel88889]

Thats not true. The other person can see that you deleted..

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Brandon, if someone deletes the message they typed, I don't know they deleted it. Here are two screenshots. The one on the left, has Carol's message to me. Then, Carol delete the message. I don't know she deleted it. Her Teams says This message has been deleted. My Teams doesn't show that Carol deleted it. drive.google.com/file/d/1sJOb4PhHgQNKbC9WbH0DKiqXtYZnIafH/view?usp=drivesdk

[@funny-km6rw]

طيب لو سمحت ما عندي خيار مسح مثلك شو اعمل

[@HL-OOI]

i want to delete the entire conversation..so many clutters now...

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

you can't delete the entire conversation. Coming at some point. For now, just hide it. That is what I do.

[@HL-OOI]

@@ChrisMenardTraining yes I know, I’m ocd..one meeting one chat..you can hide but how you want to recall all the thousands chats..🤣

[@lylelylecrocodile2538]

@@ChrisMenardTraining how do I un hide one?

[@idlewild]

Why are you not Indian?

[@ainabao9193]

ok👌。

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Thanks.

[@roxannegordon6162]

Why do you keep saying: "Just so you know"?....that's why we are here so we know. You don't need to remind us.

[@susitamarie5849]

Hi Great video but I don't have the hide feature

[@ChrisMenardTraining]

Make sure the chat conversation isn't pinned. If it is under Recent, you should see hide.