How to Go to a Certain Date in Teams Chat

Searching through conversations in Microsoft Teams to find a specific message or attachment can be time-consuming if you don't know where to look. Thankfully, Teams provides powerful search and filtering tools that allow you to access messages from a particular date quickly and efficiently.

Accessing Messages from a Specific Date in Microsoft Teams

To find messages exchanged on a certain date using the Microsoft Teams desktop app, follow these steps:

1. Open the Microsoft Teams app on your Windows computer.
2. Click on the Chat tab located on the left sidebar.
3. Click on the search bar at the top of the Teams window.
4. Type a keyword or phrase from the message you're looking for. If you're searching for a document, enter the document's name.

5. Press Enter on your keyboard to display the search results on the left side of the window.
6. Click on More filters located on the left side to refine your search.
7. Under the Date field, click the dropdown menu and select the desired date range.

8. If you want to filter messages from a specific team, click the dropdown under the Team field and select the team.
9. To narrow it down further, choose a channel from the Channel dropdown menu.
10. For more precise results, enter the subject line of the message in the Subject field.

11. To include messages that have attachments or where you were mentioned, check the boxes next to Has attachments and @mentions me accordingly.
12. Click on the Filter button to apply your selected filters.

If the filters yield no results or you want to reset your search, click on the Clear button to remove all filters and start over.

Finding Messages from a Specific Date on the Teams Mobile App

While the mobile app doesn't offer all the filtering options available on the desktop, you can still search for messages from a specific date:

1. Open the Microsoft Teams app on your Android or iOS device.
2. Tap on the search bar at the top of the screen.
3. Enter a keyword or phrase from the message you're searching for, then tap the search icon on your keyboard.

4. At the top, select whether you want to view Messages, People, Files, or All results.
5. Scroll through the results to find the message. The date and time are displayed on the right side of each message entry.

Locating Messages from a Specific Date in Teams Chat on Windows 11

In the new Teams Chat app on Windows 11, finding messages from a certain date is straightforward:

1. Click on the Chat icon in the center of the taskbar.
2. In the Teams Chat window, click on Open Microsoft Teams at the bottom.

3. In the Teams app, click on the search bar at the top and enter a keyword, phrase, or document name.
4. Press Enter to view the search results.
5. Click on the Date filter option on the top left.
6. Under From, click the calendar icon and select the start date.
7. Under To, click the calendar icon and choose the end date.
8. Click on Apply or press Enter to filter the results.

9. To narrow down the results to messages from a specific person, click on the From field and enter the person's name, email, or phone number, then select them from the list.
10. Check the boxes next to Has attachment or @mentions me to filter messages with attachments or mentions.

11. Hover over a message in the results and click on Go to message to view it in the conversation thread.

If you want to preview the conversation before opening it, hover over the message and click the downward arrow icon to see a snippet.

To clear all filters and start a new search, click on the Clear all button.

By utilizing these search and filtering options in Microsoft Teams, you can easily locate past messages, ensuring that important information and attachments are always within reach.