Use History in Microsoft Teams to quickly return to places you recently visited, such as chats, channels, files, tabs, and apps. History is available in the Teams desktop app. You can open it with a mouse, trackpad, or keyboard.

History helps you move back and forward through your recent navigation in Teams.

Open the History menu

  • Hover over the Back < or Forward > arrow to the left of the search bar.

  • Select an item from a list of up to 12 places you recently visited.

  • Select the Back or Forward arrow to move one step at a time.

Use History with the keyboard

Use a keyboard shortcut to open the history menu on desktop.

  • Windows: Ctrl+H

  • Mac: Command+Y

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Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams.

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