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Microsoft Support: Use @mentions to get someone's attention in Microsoft Teams
Documents typing @ before a name and selecting from a menu, mention notifications that deep-link to the conversation point, team and channel mentions, chat-wide @everyone, and owner-controlled enablement for broad mention features.
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| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentions | Choose mentions when the interaction begins in prose or rich text and the user needs an inline reference that targets a recipient or audience. | Typing @ opens a suggestion list scoped to the current workspace, channel, object, permission boundary, and caret location. | Microsoft Teams supports typing @, selecting a menu recipient, notification deep links to the conversation point, team and channel mentions, chat @everyone, and owner enablement. |
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- Mentions vs comments vs threaded discussion vs notification center
Microsoft Teams supports typing @, selecting a recipient menu item, mention notifications that open the exact conversation point, team and channel mentions, chat @everyone, and owner enablement.
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