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oskarkuus
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Apr 10, 2022

How to create a link/url to a Sharepoint site in Teams left menu?

I have had several customers with the request of adding a URL link in the left menu in teams.   I often work to just create a simple App in the app-studio with tab pointing to the sharepoint ...
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Apr 12, 2022

oskarkuus -We are unable to repro the scenario. It's working fine from our end.
Microsoft Teams Version 1.5.00.9463 (64-bit). 
Could you please try the following steps :-

Go to the Developer Portal https://dev.teams.microsoft.com/home

+ New App

  • Add details

Add Personal App

  • In Content URL paste in the Form/Sharepoint URL

Publish App too Your org

In Team Admin center  - Managae Apps

  • make sure app is approved and allowed

In Team Admin – Set up policies

  • Add app to Nav bar for all users

This can take several hours to publish app to the nav bar in Teams.
                                       Or

You can try with App Studio with the above steps.

 

View/Open Teams SharePoint URL Through Microsoft Teams: 

To view/open the SharePoint site from a Microsoft Teams, you can follow the below steps. 

  1. Open Microsoft Teams. 
  2. Select the Teams/channel. 
  3. Click the Meatballs menu (three-dot) in the top right corner. 
  4. Select ‘Open in SharePoint’ 


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