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NEW Teams - Two New Features - October 2023

Chris Menard

11 Nov 2023 — 1 min read

NEW Teams was released in preview mode in March 2023. There are currently two versions of Teams, and depending on your settings, you can easily switch between them. Classic Teams and New Teams (aka Teams 2.0). At some point in 2024, Classic Teams will go away. Microsoft keeps launching features for New Teams and occasionally incorporates those features in Classic Teams.

Two new features

1. See new post at bottom. 2. Open conversation in new window.

See new posts at bottom

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Open conversation in new windows - Teams 2.0

**Open conversation in new windows - Teams 2.0**

Open conversation in new window

1. Click **Teams** on the sidebar or navigation bar. 2. Click to select a channel. 3. Click **More options** in the conversation you want to open in a new window. 4. Click **Open conversation in new window.**

_Chats have had the ability to open in new windows for a while new. Opening conversations is a new feature in October 2023._

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