--- title: "Larilyn’s Tip of the Week: Microsoft Teams – Navigation" description: I currently feel like a much bigger deal than I actually am.  It’s Vlogger Syndrome.  Trust me.  Today, I am announcing the start of a new Tip of the Week Series! So many of our clients are starting to use Microsoft Teams for the first time, so I will be focusing on Teams specific tips […] --- [Skip to content](https://www.inmotionnet.com/blog/2021/04/larilyns-tip-of-the-week-microsoft-teams-navigation#main-content) [Contact us](https://www.inmotionnet.com/contact) ![](https://www.inmotionnet.com/hs-fs/hubfs/InMotionLogoNEW_RGB%20copy.png?width=600&height=350&name=InMotionLogoNEW_RGB%20copy.png) - [Home](https://www.inmotionnet.com/) - [Contact](https://www.inmotionnet.com/contact) - Client Tools Show submenu for Client Tools - [Client Portal](https://na.myconnectwise.net/v4_6_release/services/system_io/CustomerPortal/Portal.html?company=inmotionnets) - [Payment Portal](https://inmtn.connectboosterportal.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://www.inmotionnet.com/) - [Contact](https://www.inmotionnet.com/contact) - Client Tools Show submenu for Client Tools - [Client Portal](https://na.myconnectwise.net/v4_6_release/services/system_io/CustomerPortal/Portal.html?company=inmotionnets) - [Payment Portal](https://inmtn.connectboosterportal.com/) - [Contact us](https://www.inmotionnet.com/contact) Apr 14, 2021, 9:00:00 PM # Larilyn’s Tip of the Week: Microsoft Teams – Navigation [Larilyn Holt](https://www.inmotionnet.com/blog/author/larilyn-holt) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.inmotionnet.com/blog/2021/04/larilyns-tip-of-the-week-microsoft-teams-navigation) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.inmotionnet.com/blog/2021/04/larilyns-tip-of-the-week-microsoft-teams-navigation) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.inmotionnet.com/blog/2021/04/larilyns-tip-of-the-week-microsoft-teams-navigation) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://www.inmotionnet.com/blog/2021/04/larilyns-tip-of-the-week-microsoft-teams-navigation) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://www.inmotionnet.com/blog/2021/04/larilyns-tip-of-the-week-microsoft-teams-navigation) I currently feel like a much bigger deal than I actually am.  It’s Vlogger Syndrome.  Trust me.  ![](https://www.inmotionnet.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1326612432414_6538685.png?width=420&height=294&name=1326612432414_6538685.png) Today, I am announcing the start of a new Tip of the Week Series! So many of our clients are starting to use Microsoft Teams for the first time, so I will be focusing on Teams specific tips for several newsletters. Let’s get this series started! ![](https://www.inmotionnet.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/b99b7afd5f3be3a1877878120b286ccd.jpg?width=600&height=315&name=b99b7afd5f3be3a1877878120b286ccd.jpg) Today I’m starting with a simple navigation tip. And let’s not lie, I’ve used Teams for over a year now, and I just learned this….um…..this week. ![](https://www.inmotionnet.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/12919403-1024x640.jpg?width=1024&height=640&name=12919403-1024x640.jpg) I have a problem. If it weren’t for the fact that my husband has actual diagnosed OCD, I might think I had OCD myself. However, I think I just have a weird quirk. I don’t like alert badges. Or alert icons. Or alert bubbles. I want them gone. I want them cleared. I can’t stand to have them on my phone. Just ask Scott. The fact that he has thousands of unread emails that leave a little red bubble over his email app? Gives me nightmares. ![](https://www.inmotionnet.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Thousands-of-emails.png?width=871&height=339&name=Thousands-of-emails.png) The same quirk applies to alerts in Teams. I like to go through and click through every alert so that none of them are bold or alerting anymore. And usually I am able to take the time to read through them and process what is said and needs to be done. Every once in awhile, I get distracted or pulled away to another task or my phone rings. And sometimes I then navigate to another post or thread in Teams. However, I have learned that Teams has back and forward navigation buttons just like your internet browser! ![](https://www.inmotionnet.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/navigation-buttons-1.jpg?width=452&height=485&name=navigation-buttons-1.jpg) Up there in the beautiful top left corner, you will see two arrows. They aren’t super obvious and seem pretty easy to miss – or maybe that’s just me. ![](https://www.inmotionnet.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/thumb.jpg?width=612&height=234&name=thumb.jpg) Clicking back (the left arrow) will take you to a previous thread or conversation. Clicking forward (the right arrow) will take you forward if you’ve already clicked back. Right clicking on either will give you a drop down menu of many that you can go back or forward to. This is genius. This way I don’t have to remember what I need to go back to – I can just use the navigation buttons to make Teams go back to where I came from! ![](https://www.inmotionnet.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/e89-1.gif?width=500&height=328&name=e89-1.gif) Tune in next time for my next Teams Tip of the Week! ![](https://www.inmotionnet.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/download.jpg?width=691&height=343&name=download.jpg) [Microsoft Teams](https://www.inmotionnet.com/blog/tag/microsoft-teams) ## Related posts [Microsoft Teams](https://www.inmotionnet.com/blog/tag/microsoft-teams) ## [Larilyn’s Tip of the Week: Microsoft Teams – Team Whiteboard](https://www.inmotionnet.com/blog/2021/07/larilyns-tip-of-the-week-microsoft-teams-team-whiteboard) [Larilyn Holt](https://www.inmotionnet.com/blog/author/larilyn-holt) Jul 7, 2021, 9:01:00 PM If you’ve been reading my tips regularly, you’ll know that a few weeks ago we covered a feature in... 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