Teams finally added the features I waited almost a decade for

The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Microsoft Corp. risks a hefty European Union fine after regulators accused the company of abusing its market power by bundling the Teams video-conferencing app to its other business software. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images — Managing messages and drafts in Microsoft Teams is now easier than ever, thanks to a few new features. (Image credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg)

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Clearing notifications in Microsoft Teams
Control the Enter key in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams has a slew of new features to improve communication and reduce clutter. Clearing your notifications, finding unfinished drafts, and entering text in messages are all easier thanks to the latest batch of updates to Teams.

As always, Microsoft broke down all the new features and Teams devices in an extensive blog post, so I'll highlight the biggest changes following a quick list of everything that's new.

What's new in Microsoft Teams in March 2026

View and manage activity in other accounts and organizations
Enhanced organization chart in profile card
Easily find unsent drafts
Live meeting indicator for threaded channels in Teams
Simplified controls for managing external collaboration in Teams
Teams image viewer improvements
Control the Enter key in Teams chat
Keyboard shortcut to mark all as read in Teams chats and channels
Teams Action in Spotlight on Mac
Share files and Loop components in external chats
Annotations on single shared window during meetings
Audio Recap — Expanded Language Support
Copilot in Teams Phone live calls, powered by Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Voice and face profile enrollment dashboard for admins
Teams shared display mode and peripheral detection available for GCC-H
Stay Available When You're Active: Accurate Presence in Teams on the Web
EXIF data will be removed from images shared on Teams
New Workflows app experience in Teams

Clearing notifications in Microsoft Teams

If you're in a bunch of Teams chats and channels, you're likely used to a cluttered feed of unread notifications. Some notifications are important, but others can be brushed off or cleared away since you caught up elsewhere.

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A new shortcut in Microsoft Teams lets you mark all Teams chat and channel messages as read by pressing SHIFT + ESC.

Control the Enter key in Microsoft Teams

It only took a decade, but Microsoft finally lets you choose how the Enter key behaves. You can now toggle between sending a message or starting a new line in the settings.

It's a small change that should reduce how many messages are sent accidentally.

If you set Teams to start a new line when you press enter, you can still send a message with a keyboard shortcut by pressing CTRL + ENTER or CMD + ENTER depending on if you're on Windows or macOS.

Finding drafts in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams interface showing the new centralized 'Drafts' view with a list of unsent messages and an active chat window — The new Drafts view in Microsoft Teams finally aggregates your unfinished messages so they don't get lost in the void. (Image credit: Microsoft)

You no longer have to dig through chats to find unsent drafts in Microsoft Teams. The app now gathers all your drafts into a single location, making it easier to follow up and finish messages.

Best new Microsoft Teams features 💬

Since I work remotely, I appreciate, and loathe, a crowded inbox. I also hate digging through chats and channels to find unsent messages. The latest changes to Microsoft Teams ease those pain points for those on the platform.

Microsoft also released a bunch of other features last month. I'm curious to see if any of those stand out more than the ones I highlighted above. Let me know about your favorite new Microsoft Teams feature in the comments.

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Sean Endicott is a news writer and apps editor for Windows Central with 11+ years of experience. A Nottingham Trent journalism graduate, Sean has covered the industry’s arc from the Lumia era to the launch of Windows 11 and generative AI. Having started at Thrifter, he uses his expertise in price tracking to help readers find genuine hardware value.

Beyond tech news, Sean is a UK sports media pioneer. In 2017, he became one of the first to stream via smartphone and is an expert in AP Capture systems. A tech-forward coach, he was named 2024 BAFA Youth Coach of the Year. He is focused on using technology—from AI to Clipchamp—to gain a practical edge.

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