Microsoft Teams - Files - How to Open Team Files

Summary

This article explains how to open team files in Teams web app or Teams desktop app.

Intended Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students and Retirees in the OSU and A&M systems.

This article explains how to open team files in Teams web app or Teams desktop app.

Teams web app

Open your web browser.
Go to http://cowboymail.okstate.edu/.
Sign-in using your O-Key user account.
After you sign in, pick the 9-dot app launcher next to Outlook in the left corner of the page.
Select Teams to open Microsoft Teams. If Teams is not show, select More apps.
In the left navigation menu, select Teams.
Select your Team name.
Select the Channel within that team (for example, General). Note: Files are stored per channel, so you must open a specific channel to see its files.
At the top of the channel, select the Shared tab to view files shared in posts or conversations.
If the file you need is not listed in the Shared tab, click the three dots (… / More options) at the top of the Shared tab.
From the menu, select Open in SharePoint.
The channel’s document library will open in Microsoft SharePoint.
Select Documents.
Locate and open the file you need.

Teams desktop app

Open the Microsoft Teams desktop client and sign-in.
In the left navigation menu, select Teams.
Select your Team name.
Select the Channel within that team (for example, General). Note: Files are stored per channel, so you must open a specific channel to see its files.
At the top of the channel, select the Shared tab to view files shared in posts or conversations.
If the file you need is not listed in the Shared tab, click the three dots (… / More options) at the top of the Shared tab.
From the menu, select Open in SharePoint.
The channel’s document library will open in Microsoft SharePoint.
Select Documents.
Locate and open the file you need.

Article ID: 20643

Created

Fri 3/13/26 12:03 PM

Modified

Mon 3/23/26 11:07 AM