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Microsoft Teams – Drag and Drop File Sharing Fails in External Chats

We are experiencing an issue with file sharing in Microsoft Teams external (federated) chats. File sharing with external users is enabled and works correctly when using the Attach File button. However, when users drag and drop a file or image directly…

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asked 2026-08-21T06:57:33.2766667+00:00
Ahmed 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-21T23:49:28.6666667+00:00
Ana Le 2,225 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Help posting an Adaptive Card with a picture onto Teams from a SharePoint list entry

Can you give some guidance how to post an adaptive card into a teams channel with a photo from a SharePoint list that has a image column.

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asked 2026-08-11T20:36:45.96+00:00
Matthew Tuer 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-12T20:05:08.2233333+00:00
Kai-L 17,480 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Problem with images and GIFs

Hello Microsoft Teams Support, I've been having problems lately with the Teams app and the Teams web version. One of my colleagues' accounts won't let her send images, GIFs, or emojis to specific chats, but this problem doesn't occur in other chats.…

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asked 2026-08-11T17:47:19.7366667+00:00
ANTONIO MADRIZ 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-11T21:36:48.3866667+00:00
Ivory 905 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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I can't attach an image in a chat.

I can't attach an image in a chat. Neither using the add image button or drag and drop are functioning. What is the workaround?

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asked 2026-05-04T14:57:10.5+00:00
Smith, Dwight 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-11T14:14:12.82+00:00
Sherry Edwards 0 Reputation points
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Are guests not allowed to share files, screenshots, etc in Microsoft Teams?

Hi there, I'm a guest in a company's Teams workspace. I'm trying to share screenshots and screen recordings, but it says I need OneDrive for that. When dragging a file in, it says: "Your OneDrive isn't available." When clicking on Attach…

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asked 2026-08-06T21:48:16.3833333+00:00
Daniel CM 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-08-06T22:06:25.5733333+00:00
Chris-D 910 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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You do not have permission to download this file

Hi, I'm using Microsoft Teams under Business Basic 365 license in my company. 2 of my colleagues (A and B) are having issues with file sharing. Specifically if A share file in Teams chat to B, B cannot open it, but vice versa is fine. Below is the…

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asked 2026-08-05T08:22:54.6366667+00:00
YH 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-05T08:58:33.9266667+00:00
Helen Luu 2,045 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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My "Chat with Myself" Profile Disappeared Along with My Files

Hello,  I used to have two "Chat with Myself" profiles in Microsoft Teams that were automatically created. I regularly used them to send files to myself and keep important documents. Today, I noticed that one of the profiles has completely…

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asked 2026-08-01T19:28:31.48+00:00
Masuma Shikder 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-03T13:15:00.9266667+00:00
Helen Luu 2,045 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to send a meeting recap to those outside the organization

I want to send the link to a TEAMS meeting recap to members outside the organization. How do I do that?

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asked 2026-07-10T17:19:56.0066667+00:00
Jo B 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-12T22:44:15.61+00:00
Jay Tr 14,310 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Remove link previews in chat

Hi, Looked through other support threads and it seems there is no way to turn off link previews. Our team sends lots of links back and forth and it would be more beneficial to see the full URL instead of the preview/page title. We shouldn't be forced to…

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asked 2026-06-24T15:28:00.1366667+00:00
Rob T 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-25T20:02:28+00:00
Kai-L 17,480 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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When sending multiple photos on Teams, the preview order ends up completely wrong.

Has anyone had this issue?

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asked 2026-06-23T02:25:52.26+00:00
jo_work_tz 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-24T02:52:32.74+00:00
Jade Ng 15,045 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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GIF playback in Teams is a broken, unacceptable embarrassment. When will this be fixed?

Both the desktop and browser versions of Teams handle the playback of GIF files in chat messages worse than any communications app I've ever used. They are shown very small and can't be viewed larger. If you want to see a larger view, you have to…

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asked 2026-06-17T19:56:07.6166667+00:00
Jacob Stamm 5 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-06-17T21:17:32.53+00:00
Ian-Ng 14,140 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Teams freezes on a specific chat across all win11 devices and apps

User has a chat with two other users. So 3 in total. It is a renamed chat "Susans patients" and each time it is accessed it freezes out whatever app it is on. It is an ongoing chat of about 1 year. They periodically send 2-3 page pdfs to…

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asked 2026-06-15T17:43:05.54+00:00
David Herr 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-17T15:02:59.23+00:00
Vy Nguyen 11,410 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Migration of teams 1-1 chat from 1 tenant to another

Hey, What I want to perform: Migration from 1 tenant to another of Microsoft Teams 1-1 chat (DM) to another tenant. The limitation, and please assist if you know!!! on every migration tool I can't make the migration to 1-1 chat, it will be created on the…

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asked 2026-05-20T14:20:21.5333333+00:00
Mor Siman Tov 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-20T16:26:39.3333333+00:00
Ian-Ng 14,140 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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what happen to this Team attach file Menu not fully out not sure why

so, when I try to upload the file the bottom menu does not show and I cannot scroll down to it, however on my other college the menu fully shows please help me

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asked 2026-05-18T09:52:37.7366667+00:00
Muhammad Irfan Omar 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-19T07:27:53.8466667+00:00
Rin-L 23,385 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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how to share a large file in a meeting chat after the meeting has finished

how to share a large file in a meeting chat after the meeting has finished

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asked 2026-05-08T09:30:38.5766667+00:00
Terry Spall 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-11T07:16:58.3233333+00:00
Rin-L 23,385 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

copy and paste

I've been using Teams for about 3 years and over the last 2 years have been able to screenshot from my other screen, and paste from the clipboard into Teams. Today (4/22/26) I cannot. I've reset my computer. I have also copied a screenshot to the…

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asked 2026-04-22T15:31:20.38+00:00
Mike 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-22T17:21:29.3+00:00
Ryan-N 15,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to record a message

I have been working to record a message for over two hours and have not been able to. I was dropped from a chat and the report said the issue was resolved. It was not. I need to record a message for my work and test playback before I send it.

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asked 2026-04-11T20:04:47.9833333+00:00
David Hooven 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-14T20:38:23.28+00:00
Ryan-N 15,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Animated GIFs - Incomplete Feature

The preview is currently not resizable, also it is critical that when a user double‑clicks a GIF, it can be expanded to display at its full dimensions, in the same way static images behave, but this is also not working. At present for example, sending…

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asked 2026-04-01T07:48:31.0633333+00:00
User 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-02T06:11:09.8066667+00:00
Nam-D 3,885 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Sharing Documents

Can anyone in the Teams meeting share documents or just the meeting originator? If any Team participant can share, how does that work?

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asked 2026-03-19T00:07:58.3133333+00:00
Dorothy Addy 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-19T00:09:18.9733333+00:00
Dorothy Addy 20 Reputation points
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B2B Setup between GCCHigh and Commercial Tenant - Teams Chat is not working as expected no presence

We have configured B2B access between GCC High and this tenant, however we are experiencing issues with Microsoft Teams chat functionality. We are unable to use all expected Teams chat features, and guest user presence is not displayed. Messages appear…

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asked 2026-02-01T15:00:16.14+00:00
Nikhil Sinha 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-19T12:11:10.3966667+00:00
VNJoe 156 Reputation points