How to Pin Files in Microsoft Teams

This practical guide walks through how to pin files in Microsoft teams, explains the main requirements, and highlights common issues that may appear along the way.

Pin the file in the Files tab

In general, the Files tab in Microsoft Teams can be used as a safe place for you to keep files your team needs to access, all automatically backed up in SharePoint. This makes the Files tab a popular place to store documents, but such convenience comes at a cost: You can no longer easily find a particular file once you have it. There is a large number of different files in the archive list.

Fortunately, there's a simple way for you to highlight your most important document files: Pin them to the top of the Files tab. This will place the documents you are currently using at the top of the list for quick access at any time.

Pinning a document file in Microsoft Teams is also incredibly simple. First, select the document file you want to print by clicking on the circle to the left of the file name, then clicking the 'Pin to Top' option in the toolbar.

You can pin up to three files to the top of the Files list. To unpin a file, simply select it and click Edit Pin> Unpin.

Alternatively, you can also change the order of the pinned files in order of preference by clicking on the file and clicking Edit Pin> Move Left or Move Right. .

In short, file pinning is a simple and effective way to keep your most important documents clearly visible and quickly accessible.