Unable to tag myself in a conversation post in Teams

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Unable to tag myself in a conversation post in Teams

41844108 306

I'm having trouble tagging myself. I'm posting a set of educational videos (ok I'm not because that's not possible, but I'm pasting big ugly links that look unprofessional) and I'm tagging the presenters in each video so others can ask questions directly to them.

When I type my name in, my name is missing from the dropdown list.

Ben Teoh 210 Reputation points

2023-04-09T23:17:58.07+00:00

Slightly off-topic. Are you posting this in a channel or in a chat? If you're using a chat, then Loop components could be a better way to post your videos and will let you tag yourself. I've posted a reply in your other thread with info about deep links: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1203589/how-do-i-get-the-url-for-my-own-teams-chat
JimmyYang-MSFT 58,646 Reputation points Moderator

2023-04-10T06:44:58.5+00:00

Hi @41844108

Do you mean you cannot add yourself in the "Presenter" tag like the following pictures?

Do you have the same problem in Teams web client?
41844108 306 Reputation points

2023-04-10T15:30:11.9466667+00:00

This is in a conversation in a Team in Teams. When I type @ and then my first name, there's only the other people with my first name, and I am missing from the list. For posting videos that look like video links, I gave up. I had to make text links to Stream videos because there's no meta tags in the HTML to produce a link summery (like when you post a YouTube link). Took me 3 days to try all the ways to post a link that looked nice, but I failed because it's not possible.
JimmyYang-MSFT 58,646 Reputation points Moderator

2023-04-25T08:08:02.06+00:00

Hi @41844108 Does anyone else have the same problem in your organization?
Vlad Spatariu 25 Reputation points

2023-05-27T19:50:19.47+00:00

i have the same problem in a Teams meeting chat: in the meeting notes section we're writing actions points and assigning people to them; i can only tag others or use the @everyone tag, but cannot tag myself. same goes for any teams chat, where i can mention all other participants, except myself.

in one way it makes sense not to be able to tag yourself, as you don't need to be notified and made aware of the message that you're posting yourself, but in a situation like the reporter or I have, with mentioning responsible people for an action, it would be useful.
Asmaa Hussein Abd El Hakeim Hussein 0 Reputation points

2023-05-28T19:37:09.66+00:00

in one way it makes sense not to be able to tag yourself, as you don't need to be notified and made aware of the message that you're posting yourself, but in a situation like the reporter or I have, with mentioning responsible people for an action, it would be useful

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Ben Teoh 210 Reputation points

2023-04-09T23:17:58.07+00:00

Slightly off-topic. Are you posting this in a channel or in a chat? If you're using a chat, then Loop components could be a better way to post your videos and will let you tag yourself. I've posted a reply in your other thread with info about deep links: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1203589/how-do-i-get-the-url-for-my-own-teams-chat
JimmyYang-MSFT 58,646 Reputation points Moderator

2023-04-10T06:44:58.5+00:00

Hi @41844108

Do you mean you cannot add yourself in the "Presenter" tag like the following pictures?

Do you have the same problem in Teams web client?
41844108 306 Reputation points

2023-04-10T15:30:11.9466667+00:00

This is in a conversation in a Team in Teams. When I type @ and then my first name, there's only the other people with my first name, and I am missing from the list. For posting videos that look like video links, I gave up. I had to make text links to Stream videos because there's no meta tags in the HTML to produce a link summery (like when you post a YouTube link). Took me 3 days to try all the ways to post a link that looked nice, but I failed because it's not possible.
JimmyYang-MSFT 58,646 Reputation points Moderator

2023-04-25T08:08:02.06+00:00

Hi @41844108 Does anyone else have the same problem in your organization?
Vlad Spatariu 25 Reputation points

2023-05-27T19:50:19.47+00:00

i have the same problem in a Teams meeting chat: in the meeting notes section we're writing actions points and assigning people to them; i can only tag others or use the @everyone tag, but cannot tag myself. same goes for any teams chat, where i can mention all other participants, except myself.

in one way it makes sense not to be able to tag yourself, as you don't need to be notified and made aware of the message that you're posting yourself, but in a situation like the reporter or I have, with mentioning responsible people for an action, it would be useful.
Asmaa Hussein Abd El Hakeim Hussein 0 Reputation points

2023-05-28T19:37:09.66+00:00

in one way it makes sense not to be able to tag yourself, as you don't need to be notified and made aware of the message that you're posting yourself, but in a situation like the reporter or I have, with mentioning responsible people for an action, it would be useful

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Lisa A 0

It is frustrating - I publish a departmental newsletter and want to give readers an easy way to contact the author of each article. Since I can't @mention myself, I use a link to my Viva Engage (Yammer) profile.

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