How do I create and send a simple message without having to tab out of a 'Subject' field

Question

I don't want to (ever) add a title to my 'post', I simply want to write a message, usually with little or not formatting and press enter to send. OK, I can live with pressing SHIFT+ENTER now, but I do not want the hassle of having to first tab out of the 'Subject' field which I will never set. Plus I have to also tab again, as the focus drops to the 'Bold' icon after the first Tab.

This worked in the previous version.

Answer 1

Hi Aaron

I'm AnnaThomas and I'd happily help you with your question. In this Forum, we are Microsoft consumers just like yourself no one here is a Microsoft employee.

According to UMAR MAJEED in the thread below, Unfortunately, there is no way to remove the subject line in Teams messaging at this time. This is a new feature that Microsoft has added, and it is not yet possible to disable it.

Reference: https://answers.microsoft.com/thread/05ba271c-8d8e-4e6c-b158-abac43ddc0db

I hope this helps ;-), let me know if this is contrary to what you need, I would still be helpful to answer more of your questions.

Best Regards,

AnnaThomas

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Answer 2

thanks foe nothing

Answer 3

Please remove or add a feature to disable the subject line. This is the reason it is called INSTANT messaging not an email app.

Answer 4

Since we cannot disable the Subject field in the updated version of Teams, can we somehow @ mention members in the subject line? It's very, very frustrating to have to tab to the message field before we can tag anyone.

Answer 5

Seems a backward step? Closer to email and further away from instant messaging, which i'd guess where still most users have big interest. Looking forward to an update in ca. 2026