Microsoft Teams Compact Chat List

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 27, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Compact chat list is a feature addition that is coming to compact mode. Users in compact mode will now have hidden message previews in their chat list. This new design will enable users to keep messages more private, view more chats in their chat list and navigate the chat list more easily. This feature addition to the existing compact mode will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web and will provide a condensed view of the chat list for compact mode users. 

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When this will happen:

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out to commercial tenants in early June and expect to complete rollout by late June.

GCC: We will begin rolling out in July.

GCCH: We will begin rolling out in August.

DoD: We will begin rolling out in September. 

This feature addition will be available in the new Teams desktop experience later this calendar year. 

How this will affect your organization:

Users can access this feature addition by switching to compact mode. To do so, users must navigate to Settings and go to the “Chat density” section under the “General” tab. From there, users can select “Compact”. 

Upon exiting Settings, users will see a more condensed view of messages in their message pane (existing feature) as well as a compacted chat list (feature addition). The compacted chat list includes hidden message previews and allows the user to see more chats on their screen at a given time. 

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What you need to do to prepare:

You may want to notify your users about this new design/feature addition in compact mode. Users can switch to compact mode in the Settings menu under the General tab in T1. 

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