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.-
In the Chat tab, tap and hold on your chat.
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Tap Mute chat or Hide chat . If it is a one-on-one chat, you can also Block your contact.
Unhide a chat
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Search for the chat name.
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Add new messages or content to the chat. The chat will then appear in your Chat tab.
Mark chat as unread
In the Chat tab, tap and hold your chat and tap Mark as unread.
Pin a chat
In the Chat tab, tap and hold your chat and tap Pin chat .
View one-to-one chat details
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In the Chat tab, select a one-to-one chat.
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Tap on your contact’s name at the top.
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From the chat details window, you can:
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Tap your contact's name to view their profile picture, Remove user or View profile . In their profile, you can block a contact.
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Switch Mute chat on or off.
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Find a specific message in the chat.
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Themes allows you to change the color of your messages in the chat.
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Select More , where you can:
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Pin chat
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Create a group chat
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View profile
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Block contact
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Do more together for more options
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Hide or mute a chat
Hide a chat to remove it from your Recent chat list. If someone messages you in that chat, it will 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.
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In the Chat tab, swipe left on your chat.
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Tap More .
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Tap Hide or Mute . If it is a one-on-one chat, you can also Block your contact.
Unhide a chat
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Search for the chat name.
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Add new messages or content to the chat. The chat will then appear in your Chat tab.
Mark a chat as Unread
In the Chat tab, swipe left on your chat and tap Unread.
Pin a chat
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In the Chat tab, swipe left on your chat.
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Tap More options .
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Tap Pin .
View one-to-one chat details
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In the Chat tab, select a one-to-one chat.
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Tap on your contact’s name at the top.
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From the chat details window, you can:
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Tap your contact's name to view their profile picture, Remove user or View profile . In their profile, you can block a contact.
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Switch Mute chat on or off.
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Find a specific message in the chat.
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Theme allows you to change the color of your messages in the chat.
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Select More , where you can:
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Create a new group chat
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View profile
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Pin chat
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Find more options under Do more together
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Hide or mute a chat
Hide a chat to remove it from your Recent chat list. If someone messages you in that chat, it will 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.
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In the Chat tab, right click or select More options on the chat you'd like to mute or hide.
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Select Mute or Hide . If it is a one-on-one chat, you can also Block your contact.
Unhide a chat
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Search for the chat name.
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Add new messages or content to the chat. The chat will then appear in your Chat tab.
Mark a chat as Unread
In the Chat tab, right click or select More options on your chat and select Mark as unread.
Tip: In the chat options, you can also add the chat to your Favorite list or Pop out chat to separate it from your main window.
Pin a chat
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In the Chat tab, right click or select More options on the chat you'd like to pin.
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Select Pin .
View one-to-one Chat details
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In the Chat tab, select a one-to-one chat.
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Select your contact’s name at the top.
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From the Chat details window, you can:
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View your contact’s profile picture.
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Send them a message.
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Start a video or audio call.
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Select More options , where you can also Block contact .
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