Microsoft Teams: New file image previews in messages

Originally posted by Microsoft May 7, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams will soon introduce file image previews in chats and channels, enhancing content interaction. This feature allows users to see a small preview of attached files like images, PowerPoint, or PDFs. Rollouts begin in June 2024, with different completion dates for various user groups. No admin action is needed before the rollout.

Coming soon in Microsoft Teams: An enhanced content consumption experience in Teams chats and channels. We are about to release a series of features that will help you to identify, consume, and act on content such as files, lists, and SharePoint pages/posts. In this first release in the series, we will roll out file image previews in chats and channels, to help users better identify a file in the conversation stream. When a file (such as a JPG or PNG image file, a Microsoft PowerPoint file, or a PDF) is attached to a message in chat or a channel, users will see a small image of the file without opening the file.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 and expect to complete by early June 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by early July 2024.

General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out early July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024.

General Availability (DoD, USSec, and USNat): We will begin rolling out late July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024.

How this will affect your organization:

Image preview benefits

• Quickly scan for and find the file you need
• Preview part of the file content before opening it
• Save time and bandwidth by avoiding unnecessary file downloads and file opens

To use the new file image previews, users will upload or share a file in a chat or a channel, and then see an image preview of the file content (and its metadata) in the message. Users can also select the image preview to open the file.

When a message has multiple images attached, users will be able to select one image, and then click the right arrow to page between the other attached images.

If the recipient does not have the access to the file or if the file is marked Confidential, image previews will not be shown.

Teams message with image previews for three attached files:

What you need to do to prepare:

We will update this comm before rollout with revised documentation.

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This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

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