How do I stop Teams items appearing in Quick Acess when I am SAVING (using Save As) a Word or Excel document?

Anonymous
2024-10-15T14:01:11+00:00

Every time I try to use the Save As feature to save a Word or Excel document, Teams channels appear in the Quick Access area. I don't want these items to appear. This just started happening last week. Normally the folders I have added to Quick access show up..

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-16T13:25:27+00:00

    As a further tip, if you do find yourself in the Save As... dialog box with all the non-relevant teams sites listed, instead of scrolling to the bottom to the browse option on the left navigation pane, just click on the path at the top < C: > Users > Name > Etc > and the Browse box will open. In order to make the default easy for you, go to the Save Settings Option and check <Save to Computer by default>, and enter the desired path there.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-06T18:33:15+00:00

    Thank you - this is a great work around. It made my day.

    Now hoping MS365 will get their act together and fix the original issue....

    And I send some feedback through HELP/FEEDBACK in excel. Highly recommend all that experience this as a problem to Report the Problem.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-07T17:29:54+00:00

    Thanks for those screenshots. I just noticed the Show Quick Access Toolbar check box.
    Be careful because unchecking this box and adding the checkmark back does not return things to the way it was.
    I did a Reset and it still did not return the Save back to normal.


    This flips

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-31T21:37:11+00:00

    Thank you!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-10-16T07:29:34+00:00

    Hi, Robin Theodore

    Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

    I understand that you are unable to find folders that are fixed in the list when using the Save As feature.

    There are two scenarios due to fixed in list:

    One is when you go to File Explorer and select the location, you can see the folder fixed by itself in the sidebar.

    The other is in Excel, Word. When you open the “Save As” page, select the folder and “Pin to Recent list”. After that, the file will be fixed in the “Recent”.

    As well, I'd like to know if you're using a personal account or a business account, and what specific version of Word are you using? You can send me the following screenshot:

    open any Office software (e.g. word, excel), click on File-Account in the upper left corner - version information on the right.

    As well, you can send me more screenshots of your situation.

    Looking forward to your reply.

    Best Regards, 

    Mila.L-MSFT| Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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