Meet the Microsoft 365 app launcher
Applies To
Office for business Office 365 Small Business Microsoft 365 adminLaunch your apps directly in your browser
Microsoft Edge has a built-in Microsoft 365 app launcher easily accessible from your new tab page.
The Microsoft 365 app launcher is a menu of apps and services that you are licensed for, and opens when you select the app launcher icon 
This gives you an idea of what it looks like:
How do I use the app launcher?
From the Microsoft 365 app launcher, select a tile to go to that app or service. For example, you might choose Outlook to go to your email, or OneDrive to go to your OneDrive for work or school library.
You can also quickly open any Office documents you've been working on recently, or create a new one by clicking the New button and selecting an Office app. These documents are automatically stored in OneDrive.
When you view the app launcher for the first time, you'll see the core Office apps, as well as apps that your organization has added for you on top. You can simply unpin any of these apps if you don't use them. Just select the ellipsis on the right side of the app name (…) and then select Unpin. As you start using your apps, your most recently used apps automatically get pinned to your App launcher.
To see a full list of all the apps available to you, select Explore all your Apps.
Notes:
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Some apps might not show up in your app launcher until those features are activated (this is typically done by Microsoft 365 administrators). For example, if your Microsoft 365 administrator hasn't activated the SharePoint Online service, you won't see Delve in your app launcher.
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You might see some of the following tiles or different ones in your app launcher, depending on what's included in your subscription. Not sure what's included? See What Microsoft 365 business product or license do I have?
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We recommend using Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, and if you don't have Windows 10, try using the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
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Tile |
What it does |
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Outlook |
Takes you to your mail and calendar in Outlook on the web. |
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OneDrive |
Takes you to your OneDrive for work or school library (see What is OneDrive for Business?). |
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Word or Word for the web |
Creates a new Word document in the browser window (Word for the web), which is saved automatically to your OneDrive for work or school library (see What’s new in Word). |
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Excel or Excel for the web |
Creates a new Excel workbook in the browser window (Excel for the web), which is saved automatically to your OneDrive for work or school library (see What’s New in Excel Online). |
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PowerPoint or PowerPoint for the web |
Creates a new PowerPoint presentation in the browser window (PowerPoint for the web), which is saved automatically to your OneDrive for work or school library (see Basic tasks in PowerPoint for the web). |
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OneNote or OneNote for the web |
Opens your OneNote notebook in the browser window (OneNote for the web), which is saved automatically to your OneDrive for work or school library (see Basic tasks in OneNote for the web). |
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SharePoint |
Opens SharePoint, where you can share your work, work with others, organize your projects and teams and discover people and information (see Get started with SharePoint). |
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Teams |
Opens Teams, a chat-centered workspace (see Microsoft Teams Quick Start). |
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Yammer |
Takes you to Yammer, your organization's social network (see Say hello to Yammer). |
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Admin (Available only to Microsoft 365 administrators) |
Takes you to your admin center (see this article for more information). |
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