By selecting the link below a channel post, you can see all comments and replies in that channel conversation at the same time. You can also open the channel conversation in a new window and resize it, so you can multitask while keeping it handy.

Post layout channel

To learn more about channel layouts, see Choose your channel layout in Microsoft Teams.

See the full channel conversation

  1. Go to the channel post you want to focus on.

  2. Select the link to all the replies below the post.More replies

  3. A new view of the channel post will appear, showing all comments and replies for that specific post.The full view of a channel conversation

  4. When you’re ready to go back to the channel, select Go to channel.Going to the channel

Open a channel conversation in a new window

From a specific channel post, select Open in new window  Pop out icon at the top of the post.

The icon that lets you pop out a channel conversation

From the main channel, hover over the top right of a conversation and select More options  Microsoft Teams more options icon > Open in new window  Pop out icon.

Threads layout channel

To learn more about channel layouts, see Choose your channel layout in Microsoft Teams.

Open a channel in a new window

To open the main channel view in a new window:

  1. Select a message in the channel.

  2. Select More options  Generic Ellipsis button > Open conversation in new window  Help Pop out button.

To open the thread view for a specific thread in a new window:

  1. Select the reply summary.

  2. Select More options  Generic Ellipsis button in the top-right corner of the right pane to open just the thread in that new window.

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