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KevinVP
Brass Contributor
Jan 26, 2024

Mouse button 'Back/Forward' not working in 'New Teams'

Though there are options to 'pop out' windows from Teams, Teams is a generally a single page app. As such, one of my most used features in 'Classic Teams' is switching back 'n forth between several ...
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bongwater_tea
Copper Contributor
Jun 06, 2024

I, too, have created an account just to nudge this thread.

I'm quite certain that the New Teams is the ONLY application in my daily workflow that does not support the use of navigation via the mouse buttons.

In fact, I'm still sticking it out with the old Teams, even now, solely due to the fact that I am much more efficient with the working mouse buttons.

Plz fix

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RobDL13
Copper Contributor
Jun 18, 2024
Same here! Bonkers this has gone away. I've found a workaround, but only for using my Logitech mouse. In the Logi Options+ app, you can set application specific button actions. I've now set Teams to use the back/forward buttons to be assigned to `Alt`+`L` / `R` which is the Teams Keyboard shortcut.
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    Dale-at-OIC
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 23, 2025

    I got this to work, but the shortcuts are `Alt + Right Arrow` for forward and `Alt + Left Arrow` for back.

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    Dale-at-OIC
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 23, 2025

    I tried this approach, same Logi Options+ software, and it doesn't work. The mouse is sending the right keyboard commands, but it turns out the Teams application doesn't even respond to those key combinations on the keyboard, despite them being listed explicitly in the Keyboard Shortcuts menu option under the "Navigation" section. Ugh!

     

    Basic navigation should be a fundamental concern for this app, but I guess the folks at Microsoft are more interested in making the app "look" fully featured than actually implementing those features effectively.

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    Datald
    Brass Contributor
    Jun 18, 2024

    RobDL13 Since my reply earlier, I have used AutoHotKey with my mouse and this simple script:

    XButton1::
    Send !{Left}
    return

    XButton2::
    Send !{Right}
    return
    Should work with any mouse as long as you have rights to install the AHK scripting language.
    Might break some other programs that do not recognize the `Alt`+`L` / `R` though.

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