How to disable gifs in Microsoft teams

Author: Sam | Guide: Microsoft Teams |

If you use Teams at work regularly, you've noticed animated GIFs appearing in your chat window. Emojis, animated GIFs, and stickers are a great way to add fun to your communication and express yourself.

Animated GIFs are useful but can be distracting for many users. Especially if you're at work and your colleagues and members of your channel often send animated GIFs in chat.

Step 1- Open the Microsoft teams app: The very first step is to open the Teams app on your Mobile device/Desktop.

  • If you don’t have the app installed, then install the app from Playstore.
  • Login into your account first if you haven’t.
  • If you don’t have an existing account on Teams then create it.
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Step 2- Tap on the profile icon: After Logging into teams, your account opens to feed.

  • On top of feed, There are your initials, that is your profile icon
  • Click on it.
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Step 3- Tap on the settings: The third step is to go to settings

  • Select settings from the pull down bar
  • The settings option is under notifications and above "What's new"
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Step 4- Tap on messaging: The fourth step is to go to the Messaging option.

  • Go to Messaging option after clicking on settings
  • Messaging option is found under settings in profile.
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Step 5- Disable send and receive GIFs- The fifth step is to finally and lastly disable GIFs.

  • Go to 'send and receive GIFs' option
  • Turn of option with slidebar.
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Therefore, by following these simple and easy steps you may disable GIFs in chats for further conveniences and professionalism.

FAQs

What options can be turned off in chats apart from GIFs?

Under 'Chat Options' you will find the following options that can be disabled: Disable

giphy in conversations – You can disable the option.
Use memes in conversations - Memes can be turned off if desired.
Use of stickers in conversations -
 Disabling the use of stickers prevents users from sending stickers in chat.

How to turn on GIFs and other options in teams?

Simply Follow the above given steps but vice-versa

 

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