First things to know about Loop components in Microsoft Teams
Have you ever sent content to a chat and wished your team could add their ideas and feedback right in the message, without a bunch of back and forth?
With Loop components, this is all possible.
1. Loop components are built for collaboration
When you send a Loop component, everyone in your chat can edit and see changes instantly. That means you can collaborate right inside a chat message.
Go to the messaging area and start with a blank message. Select Loop components
2. They’re saved automatically
Loop components are saved automatically to your OneDrive, which means you can find them from Office.com in addition to Teams. We suggest giving your components easy-to-remember titles (the title is also used for the file name) to help you search for and find them quickly.
3. The possibilities for collaboration are endless
Below are five common uses for Loop components.
Managing projects: The task list component offers a lightweight way to assign work with due dates to people on your team. (Be sure to @mention them so they’re notified about the task.) When work is completed, each person can mark their task as done.
Focusing a discussion: You can use a component as a “mini breakout room” to have a place to focus on a single topic while the main chat thread covers wider ground. This is especially useful when you’re trying to reach alignment and make decisions. A few tips:
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You can always select any content and hover your cursor there briefly to see who contributed to that part of the discussion.
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When asking questions or noting differences of opinion, you may want to insert a comment. Type // inside the component, then select Comment.
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Pin the message with your component for as long as your discussion is active, so it’s easy for everyone to get back to. Go to More options
, then select Pin . You'll find your message pinned to the top of your chat.
4. Components are easily shared and always reflect the latest changes
You can start a Loop component in one chat, then share it to another to invite more people to collaborate. Select Copy link
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Send a Loop component in Teams chat