Microsoft Is Making It Easier to Transfer Files From Outlook to Teams With Drag and Drop 5a1n52 Technology News

The feature was first requested on a Microsoft forum in 2016. 5y3hz

By Tanishka Sodhi | Updated: 25 January 2021 18:31 IST

Microsoft Is Making It Easier to Transfer Files From Outlook to Teams With Drag and Drop

The feature had started working in the Web client version of Edge and Chrome in February last year 1i5v1p

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Microsoft has added to transfer files easily between its two apps
s can drag and drop files from Outlook to Teams
Microsoft is testing letting free Team s schedule calls with Calendar

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Microsoft has added drag and drop for transferring file attachments from Outlook to Teams. This feature will make it easier to move attachments between the two Microsoft productivity apps. It was first requested on the Microsoft forum back in 2016. The capability to drag and drop between the two apps is now available, allowing s to move files from Outlook to Teams with ease. Microsoft is also working on letting s on the free version of Teams use Calendar to schedule calls.

A Outlook to Teams. Until now, s had to first drag the files onto a location like the desktop, and drag them from there to the files tab in Teams.

The feature had started working in the Web client version of Google Chrome in February last year, when it was also marked as ‘partially done'. By October, the Microsoft Teams had said that the feature was available on Teams Web client and was being tested directly from Outlook to Teams.

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The forum post or ‘idea' has received 11,571 up-votes since it was brought up in 2016.

Besides that, the has also shared that the ability for Microsoft Teams s on the free version to use Calendar was being tested internally. This feature would allow s to schedule conference calling using the calendar. This request was brought up in the forum in August 2018.

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