Creating Shortcuts to Team Site Files

Microsoft Teams provides a convenient way to collaborate and share files within your team channels. By creating shortcuts to specific files or folders, you can quickly access content through OneDrive in Windows File Explorer or macOS's Finder.

Creating a Shortcut

  1. In Microsoft Teams, go to the team where the channel is located.
  2. Click on the desired channel to open it.
  3. Navigate to the desired team channel in Microsoft Teams.
  4. Click on the Files tab to access the files associated with that channel.
  5. In the Files toolbar, select Add shortcut to OneDrive. This option may be buried under the more options  menu.
    Shortcut feature.
  6. A shortcut will be created in Windows File Explorer or macOS Finder, linking directly to the channel.

The shortcut feature will fail if you've already added the channel to your OneDrive. It will also not work if the channel was previously synced.

Accessing the Shortcut

  1. In Windows File Explorer or macOS Finder, navigate to OneDrive - Ithaca College. The Teams channel shortcuts will appear as folders with the following nomenclature: {Channel Name} - {Team Name}
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