Short Version
Teams will soon have a setting to prevent the Enter key from accidentally sending chat messages. Due mid to late February 2026.
Details
When you are composing a chat message in Teams, the default Enter key behaviour is to send the message. This often results in a short communication split across multiple messages, or a panicked scramble by the sender to delete or edit the message sent prematurely.
To address this, Microsoft is adding a new setting in Microsoft Teams that lets you choose what happens when you press Enter while composing a message. The default setting will remain ‘Send the message’, with a new option: ‘Start a new line’. Regardless of what you choose, Shift + Enter will always insert a new line.
The new setting will appear under Settings > Chats and channels: “When writing a message, press Enter to”:
Also, as you create a new message in Chat, Teams will display the current behaviour of the Enter key.
Availability
Due mid to late February 2026.
Source, related links, and references
MC1217643.
365 Roadmap ID 537279.
Image(s): Microsoft.
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14th January 2026, and kept up to date.
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