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Jan 30, 2025

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Microsoft Teams

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MC992216 - Microsoft Teams: Third-party chat and meeting keyboard shortcut support

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Updated July 9, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users familiar with keyboard shortcuts from third-party chat and meeting applications can use those same shortcuts in Microsoft Teams. To enable this, go to the Settings and more button in the upper right, access the keyboard shortcuts dialog, and select a communication or meeting layout. This allows users to apply the shortcuts they are used to from other applications.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472913472913.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-Marchearly May 2025 and expect to complete by late Marchmid-May 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early Aprillate July 2025 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by mid-April 2025.early August 2025 (previously late June).

How this will affect your organization:

Users in your organization can now customize their keyboard shortcut layout to better suit their preferences in Teams.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

Snapshot from Jan 30, 2025

Users familiar with keyboard shortcuts from third-party chat and meeting applications can use those same shortcuts in Microsoft Teams. To enable this, go to the Settings and more button in the upper right, access the keyboard shortcuts dialog, and select a communication or meeting layout. This allows users to apply the shortcuts they are used to from other applications.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472913.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025.

How this will affect your organization:

Users in your organization can now customize their keyboard shortcut layout to better suit their preferences in Teams.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.