Show, Hide, or Pin Teams and Channels

Purpose

This article contains instructions to show, hide or pin a team or channel on Microsoft Teams. 

Procedure

Hide Teams/Channels

• Open the Teams application, click on the Teams icon.
  • This should open a list of all the teams you are a part of.

• Go to a team name and select More options icon (...) > Hide.

Note: You can also open the More option by right-clicking on the team or channel of your choice. The hide option is not available for the ‘General Channel’ within any teams.

Show Teams/Channels

• New Teams automatically shown in your team's list.
  • If you know you're a member of a team but don't see it, scroll to the bottom of your team's list and select Hidden teams.
• Find the team you're looking for, select More options (...) > Show. 
  • You can also right-click on the team or channel to open "More options".

• You can also show channels from the hidden channel’s menu beneath the channels list of a team. Select More options (...)> Show.

Note: Teams automatically shows the five most popular channels in every new team you join.