If you're looking for a specific person or file in Microsoft Teams, use the Search bar to find what you need.
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Search for people
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At the top of Teams, use the Search bar to find someone.
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Type in a name.
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If you'd like, choose a suggested name that appears, or press Enter to show more search results.
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Choose a person, or to view more people results, select More people or select the People tab.
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On the People tab, view additional contact cards for who you're searching for.
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Choose one to go directly to a chat with that person.
Search for files
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Use the Search bar to find a file.
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Type in file keywords and press Enter.
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Choose a file result, or to view more file results, select More files or select the Files tab.
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Filter files based on:
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Team - to show files from a team or channel.
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File Type - to filter files by a certain file type.
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Modified by - to show files edited by a specific person.
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Date - to filter files by date.
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To reset file filters, select Clear all.
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Choose a file result to expand and learn more about it.
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Select Open file to open and view it in a browser.