Quick Tip: How To Add a Tab in Microsoft Teams

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

November 14, 2016

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Quick Tip: How To Add a Tab in Microsoft Teams

 

So far in our series of how to's for Microsoft Teams we have covered creating a team, building channels, adding Connectors, and holding scheduled & impromptu meetings.

Another feature that encourages collaboration between your team members is adding a Tab to any one of your Microsoft Team Channels.

The purpose behind Tabs is to build an area in your team site to allow even more collaboration on documents or data from other connected Office 365 services.

Currently Tabs can be created from these options:

  • Excel

  • OneNote

  • Planner

  • Power BI

  • PowerPoint

  • SharePoint

  • Team Services

  • Word

In this example I created a Word document for the team and uploaded it into one of our Channels.

By adding a tab with this document, I created a dedicated space for everyone to work on this document together in full collaboration mode.

You can also open a Chat column within this tab to discuss the document as a team while the work is in progress.

 

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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