In Microsoft Teams (free), you can choose to hide, mute, or mark your chats as unread.

Hide or mute a chat   Hide a chat to remove it from your Recent chat list. If someone messages you in that chat, it'll no longer be hidden. Mute a chat to stop receiving notifications for the chat. You can still view a muted chat in your Recent chat list.

  1. In the Chat Teams Community event chat tab, tap and hold on your chat.

  2. Tap Mute chat  Teams Mute icon or Hide chat  Teams Hide icon. If it is a one-on-one chat, you can also Block your contact.

​​​​​​​Unhide a chat

  1. Search Teams find button for the chat name.

  2. Add new messages or content to the chat. The chat will then appear in your Chat Teams Community event chat tab.

Mark chat as unread

In the Chat Teams Community event chat tab, tap and hold your chat and tap Mark as unread.

Pin a chat

In the Chat Teams Community event chat tab, tap and hold your chat and tap Pin chat Teams pin chat icon.

View one-to-one chat details

  1. In the Chat Teams Community event chat tab, select a one-to-one chat.

  2. Tap on your contact’s name at the top.

  3. From the chat details window, you can:

  • Tap your contact's name to view their profile picture, Remove user or View profile Teams new people buttonIn their profile, you can block a contact

  •  Switch Mute Teams mute chat icon chat on or off.

  •  Find Teams find button a specific message in the chat.

  • Themes allows you to change the color of your messages in the chat.

  •  Select More More options button, where you can:

    •  Pin chat Teams pin chat icon

    •  Create a group chat Teams add member to chat

    •  View profile Teams new people button

    •  Block contact Teams block contact

    • Do more together for more options

 Learn more about Group chats in Microsoft Teams (free).

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For more help, contact support or ask a question in the Microsoft Teams Community.

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