How to set up notifications when a file is added or changed on a Teams site

About

Microsoft Teams is a communication and collaboration tool used to share documents. You can set up rules to be notified when a file or folder is modified in a Teams site.

Environment

Microsoft Teams

Steps

  1. Open Microsoft Teams
  2. Select the channel where the file or folder is located.
  3. Select the Files tab.
  4. Click the More actions (three dots...) button and select Open in Sharepoint.
  5. Sharepoint will open in a new window in your web browser. Click More actions (three dots...) and select Alert me.
  6. Select your preferences in the dialogue box.
  7. Click OK to save the alert.
  8. Test your alert by adding, changing, or deleting a file in the folder you selected.
  9. To make changes to your alert, click on More actions again and select Manage my Alerts.
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