If you’re like most people, you probably use Microsoft Teams to collaborate on files. But if you want to quickly turn a file into a tab in the app, there are a few steps you can take.
- Open the File Explorer window and navigate to the file you want to turn into a tab.
- In the File Explorer window, right-click on the file and select “Open in new window.” This will open a new window that will have all of the features of Microsoft Teams, including tabs and files.
- To close the original Microsoft Teams window, click on its close button or press Esc.
Collaborating on files with your colleagues is one of Microsoft Teams’ biggest selling points, but finding the right file can be a chore. Here’s how to turn a file into a tab with the click of a single button.
If you’re repeatedly opening a file in Teams, adding it as a tab is much quicker than going into the “Files” tab and looking for it. Adding a tab in a Microsoft Teams channel to show an app or a file is pretty easy, although there are a number of steps.
Open the Microsoft Teams desktop client and click the “Files” tab that contains the file you want to turn into a tab. Next, select the file using the circle on the left-hand side and click “Make This a Tab.”
A tab will be created immediately. When you select it, it will open your file, ready for everyone to collaborate on.
Once you’ve finished collaborating, you can get rid of the tab just like any other tab. It’s as easy as clicking the arrow next to the file’s tab, then selecting “Remove.”
This won’t delete the file. It will just remove the tab.
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