Microsoft Planner – Screenshot Copy/Paste Functionality

Question

Hello,

We are currently evaluating our options for daily task and project management tools.

Microsoft Planner has a significant advantage due to its native integration with Microsoft Teams. However, the ability to copy and paste screenshots directly into tasks is an essential requirement for our team.

This functionality is a deciding factor in our selection of a project management solution.

Could you please confirm whether Microsoft plans to introduce this feature in Planner? If so, is there an estimated timeline for its availability?

Best regards,

Answer 1

Directly pasting a screenshot from the clipboard into a Microsoft Planner task or Task chat is not currently documented as supported, and Microsoft has not publicly announced a release date for that capability.

The latest Planner release notes direct customers to the Microsoft 365 roadmap for upcoming features, but neither the published releases nor the available roadmap information identifies direct screenshot pasting as planned or provides a delivery timeline.^1^ An active request for this exact capability remains on the Microsoft Feedback Portal.^2^

Currently supported workaround

Save the screenshot as an image and attach it to the task:

1. Capture the screenshot and save it as a PNG or JPG file.
2. Open the relevant Planner task.
3. Select Add attachment.
4. Select File, then upload the saved screenshot.
5. If necessary, select Show on card to display the image on the task card.

Uploaded files are stored in the SharePoint document library associated with the plan. The first photo attached to a task normally becomes its preview picture automatically.^3^

The newer Task chat supports rich-text formatting, links, headings, emoji reactions, editing, and deletion, but Microsoft’s documented capability list does not include pasted or inline images.^4^

Tracking or requesting the feature

• Monitor What’s new in Microsoft Planner, which links to the roadmap filtered for Planner and Microsoft Project.^1^
• Vote for and comment on the existing Feedback Portal request rather than creating a duplicate.^2^
• In Planner, use the Feedback option to describe the requirement and its importance to your product-selection decision.

For procurement purposes, this capability should therefore be treated as unavailable with no publicly committed delivery date, rather than assumed to be forthcoming.

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References

1. What's new in Microsoft Planner | Microsoft Support
2. Enable pasting images/screenshots directly into Planner Task Chats
3. Attach files, photos, or links to a task | Microsoft Support
4. Comment on tasks in Microsoft Planner