{"id":161984,"date":"2020-12-15T09:35:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T09:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=161984"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:15:51","slug":"how-to-delete-a-message-in-microsoft-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-delete-a-message-in-microsoft-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete a Message in Microsoft Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay guys and gals, let\u2019s be honest. We\u2019ve all said silly things in team meetings that we wish we could erase from everybody\u2019s long term memories, right? If it happened before the digital revolution, I hope you\u2019ve moved on to greener pastures in the meantime. <\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately, in today’s day and age there\u2019s very little that technology can\u2019t fix for us. Yes, even our worst bloopers can be quickly deleted before we make a spectacle of ourselves and have to move on again. Team meetings seldom still happen in boardrooms, especially after 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n

Free social meetings in <\/span>Microsoft Teams<\/strong> are done via live streaming video calls or chat messages and includes audio and even screen sharing. While there\u2019s not much you can do when making a mistake while you\u2019re on a live video call, you can delete a chat message quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is Microsoft Teams?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Microsoft Teams is the preferred Office 365 online meeting tool that allows attendees to organize and participate in group meetings via live video streaming. It has various features to help you make the best of each meeting, including blurring the background so you can stay in bed for that early a.m. team briefing. <\/span><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to be a member to be invited and can join in by following the simple instructions that are sent with the invitation. If you\u2019ve already downloaded Microsoft Team you can send an invitation by including the invite link to your Outlook email invitations. Just like you would do when you send <\/span>Skype<\/a><\/strong> or <\/span>Zoom<\/a><\/strong> invites.<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you new to video call meetings? Microsoft Teams have an exciting \u2018practice\u2019 tool with which you can do a few pretend rounds before going live for your first official team get-together.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to delete or edit a message in Microsoft Teams<\/b><\/h2>\n

Whether you\u2019re using Microsoft Teams on <\/span>Android<\/a><\/strong>, <\/span>iPhone<\/a><\/strong>, or your <\/span>computer<\/a><\/strong>, the process is the same. You can\u2019t delete an entire chat-thread, but you can easily delete a specific message from a chat when you need to in two easy steps.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Navigate to the message you want to delete and right click on it or select it.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Select \u2018Delete\u2019 from the options<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    How to edit a message in Microsoft Teams<\/b><\/h2>\n

    You can choose to edit messages that are already sent in three easy steps.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Go to the message or comment that you\u2019d like to edit.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Use your cursor to hover over the words in quotation marks \u201c…\u201d, and press \u2018Edit.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Change the text to what you would prefer it to read and press the folded jet to save it.<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. When the post is updated, the \u2018Edited\u2019 status will be visible to the team.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Other options for team chats<\/b><\/h2>\n

      There are many online platforms that are designed to streamline remote workforce communications that are highly effective, and mostly fun. <\/span>Slack<\/strong> is another social networking app that you can consider, as well as<\/span> Discord<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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