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Unable to manually sort Teams Channel thread topics in a custom order

Right now, posts and announcements in Teams Channels are strictly ordered by time (newest at the top or bottom), and there’s no way to drag and drop or otherwise arrange important threads in a logical sequence as new topics become available. This makes…

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asked 2026-05-15T21:13:55.5066667+00:00
Nicole Rosenfeld 5 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-15T23:48:57.16+00:00
Kristen-L 12,670 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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The workflow 'Forward posts to Outlook' in Teams has changed - is there a fix?

We set up a template workflow last year "Forward New Posts in a Channel To Outlook" and it notified all members of the Team. It seems to have stopped working and now only notifies the flow owners in Outlook. Is there a way to fix this which…

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asked 2026-05-14T12:07:35.2533333+00:00
Alison Cousens (S7 Officer) 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-15T15:22:31.3833333+00:00
Julie Huynh 1,275 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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user access for sharepoint - for view only access

How can we set "view only" access for sharepoint of a Teams channel? Possible to add the person in the "visitors" group without adding the person as a member in the Teams channel?

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asked 2026-05-13T07:28:45.8333333+00:00
Daphne S W CHONG 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-14T15:36:02.47+00:00
Tamara-Hu 14,375 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Teams Workflows – channel-wide mention / notification option

Hello, I’m using Microsoft Teams Workflows to schedule recurring messages in a channel. I need to: Post a monthly message in a Teams channel Notify all members of the channel (like @channel / @everyone) Current limitations: No option in Workflows…

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asked 2026-05-11T10:28:58.0366667+00:00
Rodrigo 185 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-12T16:50:50.74+00:00
Daniel-Vo 5,845 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Only able to be added to certain channels within Teams.

Hello. I have been having trouble being added to certain channels within my organization's Teams. I am currently in some, however I have contacted the owner of the Teams and he is saying that he has been having trouble adding me to others. What might be…

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asked 2026-05-11T02:25:36.11+00:00
Maupin, Corby 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-12T06:08:05.3733333+00:00
Darren-Ng 10,375 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Teams channel auto-hiding even when conversations are active

How can we disable Teams channel auto-hiding globally in Microsoft Teams? It seems channels are getting auto-hidden even when conversations are active, and they don’t reappear even after posting messages with mentions.

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asked 2026-05-11T05:04:27.9666667+00:00
Aravindraj Selvaraj 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-11T06:18:17.6466667+00:00
Doris V 1,605 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Moving files and folders between Teams via sharepoint site, and files disappear

I read that we could move files and folders between Teams as workaround. When I tried that, the files I "Move to" disappears from original location, and nowhere to be found. Luckly, I have saved originals elsewhere, so I was able to recover…

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asked 2026-05-07T15:21:48.7866667+00:00
Toyomi 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-08T21:57:47.62+00:00
Ian-Ng 12,850 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I cannot change the LockState of Private and shared channel sites, is there any official document about this behavior ?

I'm using SPO powershell to change the LockState for the private and shared channel sites but it shows this error. Did i need to configure something before do it ? Or is it a behavior of Microsoft Teams Channel sites ?

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asked 2026-04-21T13:27:51.2366667+00:00
Huynh Tran Trung Hieu 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-05-07T08:26:54.4366667+00:00
Demi-N 16,175 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to build a sharepoint page that is accessible on TEAMS

I have a Teams Channel, I now what to build a SharePoint page (newsletter) that the team can access on Teams.

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asked 2026-04-30T15:34:15.6866667+00:00
Shearon, Louise A 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-06T17:31:49.39+00:00
Ruby-N 11,245 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to extract Teams Members email addresses?

I would like to export/extract a list of member's email addresses. How do I do this?

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asked 2025-07-22T13:04:56.8133333+00:00
Robinson, Joan L 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T14:08:41.65+00:00
Johan Veiga Benesch 0 Reputation points
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Site is read-only

The SharePoint site created for a Microsoft Teams private channel remains locked (ReadOnly) although the team and channel are active. How to unlock the site ?

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asked 2026-04-23T17:28:32.5966667+00:00
Koffi Gueguehoun 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-24T22:27:53.78+00:00
Jay Tr 12,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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i can't add guests at all

I was able to add guests then all of a sudden everytime i add a guest, it shows me this i did everything and checked the admin settings, global and Azur and still same issue

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asked 2026-04-23T19:24:17.4566667+00:00
Ziad Yusuf 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-23T19:56:26.46+00:00
Jay Tr 12,095 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Adding Tabs to a Teams channel automatically puts it in General

I might be hallucinating but I thought we were able to add tabs into other standard channels besides General. However everytime I try to add a tab with an app like Planner or Lists, everything goes into the General channel and not on the new standard…

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asked 2026-04-22T18:04:30.9433333+00:00
Daniel Chen 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-22T20:41:06.5766667+00:00
Alexis-NG 15,860 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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MS Team Community feature: How many Channels you can create and invite guests

We are planning to use MS team community with our clients to run a community with knowledge base and other features. We are currently have MS company account. I wanted to understand How many communities are we allowed to develop? How many teams can we…

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asked 2026-04-21T07:05:08.9166667+00:00
Prathmesh Mengane 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-22T13:53:18.9766667+00:00
Henry-N 13,045 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Teams channel not displaying in section despite being added

A user is experiencing an issue in Microsoft Teams (new client on macOS) where a specific private channel does not display within a custom channel section, even after being added. Teams confirms the channel is added to the section, but it does not appear…

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asked 2026-04-21T06:22:00.4833333+00:00
GAIN Tech 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-21T06:28:31.1966667+00:00
Kai-Ex 1,390 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Channel information after cancel a Microsoft 365 account

Hello, I have a doubt about the resources hosted in a Teams channel after the cancellation of that channel creator Microsoft 365 account. Do the information lose if there are already other administrator in that channel? Is the information hosted in the…

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asked 2026-04-17T09:56:47.0866667+00:00
Carlos Valbuena 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-18T14:37:50.38+00:00
Liora D 15,035 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Teams Channel hide

Hi All, I have a Microsoft Teams team with multiple channels, and one of my users reports that certain channels keep disappearing. Based on my understanding, team members have the ability to hide channels on their end. For example, if my team TeamABC…

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asked 2026-04-15T07:30:11.3+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 13,721 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-17T23:26:10.1666667+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 13,721 Reputation points
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How to add recommended and/or auto-pin to a new channel

Hello, How can I get the recommended flag to appear for a new channel? I have tried everything in both Teams and the Teams Admin site. It is really frustrating!! I presume that the recommended flag is the same as auto-pin in Teams Admin but correct me…

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asked 2025-07-30T15:23:34.4333333+00:00
Steve 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-15T22:57:57.3066667+00:00
Cindy Adelia 6 Reputation points
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How to restrict edit access for Excel files uploaded in a Community Channel?

I have a community channel where I upload a daily Excel report for all community members to use for their day‑to‑day work. The issue I am facing is that some members are able to directly edit the original Excel file that I uploaded in the channel.…

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asked 2026-04-07T10:19:07.58+00:00
Vivek Chandrakant Shinde 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-08T16:51:24.95+00:00
Jess-Q 10,665 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Clicking the Show button on a hidden team doesn't work

I am in a team for my job, and we have a few channels that are hidden. I have tried clicking the show button but received the message "We couldn't show the channel". I want to show this so that I get the proper notifications for this channel. …

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asked 2026-04-08T14:12:21.4766667+00:00
Schunk, Kaeden (MU-Student) 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-08T14:20:07.1066667+00:00
Schunk, Kaeden (MU-Student) 20 Reputation points