How can we make Microsoft Teams better for your classroom and staff collaboration?

← Schools and Universities

create links in Teams Files

It is not possible to create a saved Web Link in the Teams view of files but it is possible to create a web Link in the Sharepoint view of Teams Files. When the link is clicked on in Sharepoint, the link works. In the Teams view a link just tries to download a file.

Could web Links be made to work the same in the Teams view of Files as in the Sharepoint view of the same files.

72 votes

We're glad you're here

Please sign in to leave feedback
Signed in as (Sign out)
Close
Close

We’ll send you updates on this idea

David Crowley shared this idea  ·   ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

12 comments

We're glad you're here

Please sign in to leave feedback
Signed in as (Sign out)
Close
Close
Submitting...
An error occurred while saving the comment
  • Gatti commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes, this capability will help us greatly! New > Web Link would be awesome.

  • Paul commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I often want to share a link to something else to go along with other files in ym Teams Files, and am having to make a Word Document to just to put the link in :(

  • ME commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Only available on SharePoint, such a shame.
    And this link doesn't work when you come back to Teams.

  • EFT commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This will help us from having to post the same file in different teams; we can just link and any updates are visible to all. It's a great feature of SharePoint.

  • Jani Tammi commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    ...or if MS is unwilling to allow bookmarks in the Files, how about giving us a Bookmarks tab-app? That might actually be even better, if that would allow notes on the links.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    If I am not mistaken, this was a well-functioning feature some time ago? Or was it only in Sharepoint? Anyway, please MS, make New => weblink possible in Teams, too. It would help a lot. Now we either need to add them in the tab above (not very good), or put links in a document (also not good), or in the group chat (works, but gets lost).

  • Karen Barnett commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is one of my issues as well. You can do this in Groups and in OneDrive, but not in Teams Files? I really hope they add this feature!
    As a work around you can:
    -add as a tab on the task bar for the Team
    -use Class Notebook
    -add a Word doc and put your links there

  • Chat-Cat commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Well, this is a necessity indeed. But, sadly, the feature has not been created.

    W.E. N.E.E.D. T.H.I.S.

Forum Home

Reference Information for Teams

Schools and Universities: Files & Class Materials

Categories

Feedback and Knowledge Base

(thinking…)

More Teams Information