Show, Hide, or Pin Teams and Channels

Purpose

This article contains instructions to show, hide or pin a team or channel on Microsoft Teams. 

Procedure

Hide Teams/Channels

  • Open the Teams application, click on the Teams icon.
    • This should open a list of all the teams you are a part of.

The image shows where the user can find the teams widget

  • Go to a team name and select More options icon (...) > Hide.

The image shows where the user can locate the 'More' option and the 'hide' option

Note: You can also open the More option by right-clicking on the team or channel of your choice. The hide option is not available for the ‘General Channel’ within any teams.

Show Teams/Channels

  • New Teams automatically shown in your team's list.
    • If you know you're a member of a team but don't see it, scroll to the bottom of your team's list and select Hidden teams.
  • Find the team you're looking for, select More options (...) > Show
    • You can also right-click on the team or channel to open "More options".

The image shows where the user can click to unhide any hidden team/channel

  • You can also show channels from the hidden channel’s menu beneath the channels list of a team. Select More options (...)> Show.

The image shows an alternative way for the user to unhide a hidden channel

Note: Teams automatically shows the five most popular channels in every new team you join.

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Article ID: 326
Created
Mon 11/22/21 12:50 PM
Modified
Tue 8/20/24 7:02 PM

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