How to adjust how links work in Teams

When you click on a link in Teams, if enabled, it can open the files in a way that you might not appreciate. For example

1. When clicking on a browser link it might open in Edge not your preferred browser

2. When clicking on a document (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) it might open in Teams instead of the appropriate desktop app

3. When opening a link, a separate sidebar will open with the conversation that you were reading when you click on the link. It will look like this:

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If you do not want Option 1 and 2 features, you can turn it off by doing the following:

• In Teams, top right next to your initials, click on the “…“ and select Settings

• Select Files and links on the right

• Change the option for File open preferences

• Change the option for links open preference

• Press right arrow to back out and save the changes.

If you do not want Option 3, you can turn it off by doing the following

• In Edge, top right next to your initials, click on the “…“ and select Settings

• Select Sidebar on the left

• Select Teams in the middle

• Turn off the the feature that says Automatically open Teams chat context in the side pane

• Press right arrow to back out and save the changes.