Teams Chat: Creating a Pop-Out Chat Window

Summary

This article provides instructions on how to create a pop-up window for your existing chat sessions.

 

Context

You can create pop-up windows for each of your Teams chats. The windows can be re-sized and repositioned. Multiple pop-up windows can be opened at once.

 

How-To

 
Task: To Create a Chat Pop-Out Window From the Chat List.

 

Instructions

Step 1 - On the Teams navigation bar, select Chat.

Step 2 - Find the chat session that you want to create the pop-out window for.

Step 3 - Select the three dots for More options > Pop out chat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Step 3 - Hover over the chat session to display the pop-out chat icon next to the three dots for More options.

 

 

 

 

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Step 3 - Double-click the name of the chat.

 

Outcome

A pop-out window displays containing your selected chat session.

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Task: To Create a Chat Pop-Out Window from Within a Chat.

 

Instructions

Step 1 - On the Teams navigation bar, select Chat.

Step 2 - Find the chat session that you want to create the pop-out window for.

Step 3 - Click the pop-out chat icon on the top-right side of the main window.

Pop out chat options in Teams

 

 

 

 

Outcome

A pop-out window displays containing your selected chat session.

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Further Readings

LinkedIn Learning - Microsoft Teams 

  

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