Accessing a SharePoint Site from a Teams Channel

Audience

Faculty & Staff

Task

• Access the SharePoint site associated with a Microsoft Teams channel
• Create an additional document library within that SharePoint site

Prerequisites

• A Microsoft Teams channel has been created
• User must have the Owner role in the Teams channel

Instructions

Access SharePoint:

1. Navigate to the appropriate Teams channel.

2. Select the Files tab.

3. Click Open in SharePoint.

• If the browser window is large enough, the option will appear directly.
• If not, select the three-dot menu (...) to access the option. (See image below)​​​​

Note: The Add Document Library option is used to link an existing library. It does not create a new one."
 

Create another Document library:

1. From initial landing page of SharePoint site (after selecting Open in SharePoint in the previous section), click Home in the menu on the left of the page.

   

2. Click New > Document Library from the dropdown list.

   

3. Select Blank Library.

   

4. Name the library (description is optional) and ensure that the Show in site navigation box is checked.

5. Click Create.

Outcome

• Successfully access the SharePoint site linked to a Microsoft Teams channel
• Create separate document libraries for organizing files within the site