Use a tab in a channel or chat in Microsoft Teams

Add an app to a tab

1. Go to the channel, group chat, or one-on-one conversation of your choosing and select Add a tab .
2. Select the app you want and then select Add. 

Add a file to a tab

You can turn a file into a tab as long as you or a teammate have already uploaded or shared the file in a message in the chat or channel where you want to create the tab.

1. Select Add a tab  and add the app for the type of file you want to share (for example, Word for a Microsoft Word file).

2. You'll be shown all available files of that file type. Select the file you want and select Save.

Have a conversation about a tab

When you add a tab, the Post to the channel about this tab box is selected. You can clear the checkbox, of course. This starts a conversation about your new tab, and a post about it appears in the channel.

From within the tab, select Show tab conversation  to show or hide the discussion (or to start one for the first time). All replies made here also show up as new replies to the original post in the channel.

Editing files in a tab

Microsoft 365 file types can be edited in tabs by you or anyone in the same channel or chat. It's a fantastic way to collaborate.

For other file types, you need to edit your original files in their apps. Then, upload them if you want to share your changes.

Get a link to a tab

To get a link to a tab that you can share with teammates, right-click the tab and select Copy link to tab. 

Remove a tab

In one-on-one and group chats, anyone in the conversation can remove tabs.

In channels, anyone on the team can remove tabs as long as the team owner has set things up that way.

Go to the tab you want to remove, right-click and select Remove.

If you don't see Remove when you right-click, it's likely for one of the following reasons:

• Posts and Files are default tabs in channels and chats that can't be removed.

• Your org or team owner has restricted who can add or remove channel tabs.

• The tab you're trying to remove is in a personal app, not a chat or channel. Tabs in personal apps are controlled by the maker of the app.