Users can now pin a specific message, providing chat members with quick access to critical content at anytime. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82584.
Pin a Teams chat message to drive awareness and provide the chat members with quick access to important content. Pinning will help your team stay in sync on what’s and relevant in a timely manner.
Affected Workloads
- Microsoft Teams
When this will happen
- We expect this to rollout to Production in mid-August and expect the rollout to be completed by late August
- We expect this to rollout to GCC in late-August and expect the rollout to be completed by late September
How this will affect your organization
Any member of a chat will be able to pin/unpin any specific chat message to the top of the chat header, for all members to see. Users can click on the pinned message to go to the original message in the chat thread. Currently, only a single message can be pinned at a time.
What you need to do to prepare
Review the changes and assess the impact for your organization. Additionally, you may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate.
Message ID: MC272167
Published: 22 July 2021
Updated: 22 July 2021
Alex Lim
Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook
