Kari’s Tips and Tricks #116: 🧭 Where Did the Teams Tab Go?!
🧭 Where Did the Teams Tab Go?!
✨ Bring Back Your Favorite Layout in Seconds
If your Teams icon disappeared or your Teams are now inside the “Chats” section—you’re not alone. 😵💫
Microsoft recently rolled out a layout change that’s confusing a lot of people—but don’t worry, you can switch it back!
Time to Read/Watch: ~3 min
This tip walks you through the quick fix and explains why Microsoft made the change (and why you don’t have to live with it if you don’t want to!).
🔄 What Changed?
Microsoft wants to streamline the navigation in Teams by combining “Chats” and “Teams” into one section.
While that sounds helpful in theory, in practice—it’s throwing off lots of users who rely on having Teams as a separate button in their sidebar.
🛠 How to Get Your Teams Button Back
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Open Microsoft Teams
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Click the three dots (···) at the bottom left
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Choose Settings
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Select Chats and channels
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Change the layout to Separate
✅ That’s it! Your familiar layout is back—and so is your sanity.
💡 Why This Saves Time:
🧠 Most users are more productive with a clear split between 1:1 chats and team channels
📁 It’s easier to navigate between projects when Teams and Chats aren’t stacked together
🛠 You can customize Teams to match how you work best
🎯 Pro Tip:
If you do like the new layout—great! Stick with it.
But if you're finding it harder to focus or manage your channels, switching back could save you time and clicks every day.
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