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closing Documents in Teams, returning to Root Directory
Hi Marc_MKH ,
You are very good at English considering it is not your native language, so no problem. I am embarrassed to say that I am a typical Englishmen who relies on everyone else speaking English. I know what can you do with us.
However the crucial bit of info was the fact you were linking to other SharePoint locations by way of adding cloud storage.
I can unfortunately confirm that this just seems to be the way when linking to a SharePoint library in this manner, however and maybe not ideal. But this is not a problem if you add the library as a tab, rather than a link in the Files tab. In this scenario it will stick to the the path you were within.
I also found this user voice that might be worth a vote on: https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/34700860-working-with-files-folders-in-cloud-storage-likeThanks
Henry
I go to files in Teams (General) ( in the Team Bar ) see picture ,these files are actually in Sharepointand are linked to Teams.
Then i go throu all the Folders until i found my Excell Sheet.
I open it and work within in the Teams App. When i close the File i am returning imediatly
to the Generel Root Folder, instead of getting back in the last Folder i was .
I'm not a Pro even not native english speaking, i hope you understand what i want to explain 🙂
Best Regards
Marc
Hi Marc_MKH ,
You are very good at English considering it is not your native language, so no problem. I am embarrassed to say that I am a typical Englishmen who relies on everyone else speaking English. I know what can you do with us.
However the crucial bit of info was the fact you were linking to other SharePoint locations by way of adding cloud storage.
I can unfortunately confirm that this just seems to be the way when linking to a SharePoint library in this manner, however and maybe not ideal. But this is not a problem if you add the library as a tab, rather than a link in the Files tab. In this scenario it will stick to the the path you were within.
I also found this user voice that might be worth a vote on: https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/34700860-working-with-files-folders-in-cloud-storage-like
Thanks
Henry
I have exactly the same problem but I already have my sharepoint library linked as a separate tab called documents.
- We just started using Teams and love it so far except the really annoying problem of when closing a file in Teams it reverts to the root folder regardless of how deep in a folder structure you had opened the file from. We were already using a tab in Teams to the SharePoint library so that was not a solution. I couldn't find a solution anywhere online to this, so purely by trial and error, here are the two solutions to the problem that work for us:
1. Using Teams: After navigating to where the file resides, don't open it using Teams, instead right-click on the file and choose either "Open in browser" or "Open in app" (not "open in teams"). When you then close the file browser tab or the file in the app, Teams will remain in the folder you started in.
2. Using SharePoint: If you use SharePoint for file navigation (not within Teams) the only options for opening files are within the browser or within the app. In both cases when you close the file, SharePoint will remain in the directory you opened the file from.
So far, both of these solutions have worked for us a 100%, but other companies may have a different configuration that would prevent this from working, if so, sorry.
Good MorningHenryPhillipsNimbitech
When i started to use Teams with ouer Team of 5 , i saw that evry User had his own Calendar and own cloud Storage. But as a Team we needed 1 "Server" and 1 Calendar for us all together. I then called Microsoft Helpline, they understood my Problem und told me to connect Sharepoint to Teams.
Anyway , could you tell me how to add the Library as a tab ? Maybe this will work 🙂
And yes , the link explained the same issue, i voted.
Thank You
Marc
- You are in luck as it sounds like Microsoft Lists would be right up your street as there are many types, some of which are Calendar based.
Think of Microsoft Lists as a self contained SharePoint list that can be used in its own right and separate app.
So to add a tab you should have an add option to the right of your existing tabs. Click this and then choose the Microsoft Lists option.
If you want to do this a bit more traditionally then you could go to the SharePoint site that backs your Team, by going to Files tab > open in SharePoint. Click on home to get into the right context > New > APP. Search for and select Calendar list.
Now back in Teams you should be able to add a tab that makes use of that list.
Thank
HenryYes this is it ! It works, i have now a tab named Documents. One thing that changed is that now i have a different Excell App within Teams. ( see 2 screenshots) This Excell App seems better but i cant find the "close" Button.
