Tech Tip: Add documents to a Microsoft Team’s channel tabs

By: Ryan Johnson

Need to quickly access an Excel file or Word document in a Teams Channel? It is easy to add a file as a documents tab in a channel. This is so much easier than trying to find a file. If there is an Excel file you access daily or frequently in Teams, make it a Tab. Note: Before making the document tab, the file must exist in the channel.

To make a File a tab in Teams, follow the instructions below:

  1. Click on Files tab
  2. Find the file you want to make a tab
  3. Click the three dots for Show Actions
  4. Click Make this a Tab

"make a tab" screenshot for Microsoft Teams

To Rename or Remove the Tab

  1. Click the dropdown next to the right of the Tab name.
  2. Select either Rename or Remove

dropdown box for Microsoft Teams, screenshot