Microsoft Teams – How to Edit Files Directly in the Teams App

How to Edit Files Directly in Microsoft Teams

Watch this video or use the instructions below to learn how to edit shared files directly in the Microsoft Teams App. Also, learn how to edit files with teammates while you’re in a Teams meeting.

Step-by-Step Instructions for Editing Files in Microsoft Teams

1. On the Files tab of your Team, select the ellipsis icon next to the file you’d like to edit.
2. Choose Edit in Teams, which will bring up the file in Teams in the same online editor we’re used to with SharePoint files.

Editing Files in a Meeting

Teams also goes one step further and lets you edit files while you’re in a meeting, so you and your team can communicate while you’re editing the document together.

1. Share the file with your team by clicking on the paperclip Attachment Icon at the bottom of the chat window.
2. Choose Browse Teams and Channels and navigate to the file you’d like to share.
3. Click the file and choose Share a Link. 
4. Then, the file will appear in the meeting chat window, and anyone in the meeting can click on it to open it. Each person who wants to edit the file will need to open it on their own—you opening the file will not open it for other attendees.
5. Edit the file in your meeting by selecting Edit and then Edit in Teams.
6. When you’re done editing, hit Close in the upper right to be taken back to the meeting window.