Applies To
Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams for Education Microsoft Teams small business

The default action when you press Enter is to send a message. Here's how to add a blank line instead.

  • To add a line feed in the middle or end of a message, press Ctrl+Enter.

There are conditions where Enter doesn't send: 

  • When creating a bulleted or numbered list, Enter will add another bullet or number. To exit the list, press Enter, and Enter again to add a blank line and send, or select Teams chat send button iconSend in the lower right corner.

  • When you're using the text Teams format iconFormat window, pressing Enter insert a new line. To exit and send, select Teams chat send button iconSend in the lower right corner. You can also press   Teams format iconFormat to exit, and press Enter to send.

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