Microsoft Teams: Reply to a specific message in the desktop app

This feature exists in the iOS and Android Teams applications today. To my dismay and shock, the reply feature is not available in the Microsoft Teams Desktop app. At least not now.

To my surprise, Microsoft has added it to their roadmap with an anticipated release date of CY April 2021!

In the meantime, my workaround has been to quote the conversation and add my response beneath it.

This manual process works as follows:

1. Copy the text of the previous reply
2. Navigate to the “Type a new Message” box or select Reply…
3. On your keyboard, select the Shift Key + ‘>’ to make the quote box
4. Next, Ctrl + V to paste the content from step 1
5. Press enter twice to escape the quoted content
6. Type your response
7. Hit the send button to make your quoted reply!

While the manual process works, I will be super excited to see Microsoft release the feature!

Want to see the replies feature in the desktop app? I encourage you to visit the UserVoice to make your vote today! If you do, please share in the comments!