Open apps, chats and tabs in a separate window in Teams

Tired of clicking back and forth between a chat, your calendar and an app? In Microsoft Teams you can open apps, chats and tabs in a separate window. That lets you work with several windows side by side, or put an app on a second screen.

Open an app in a separate window

1. In the bar on the left, right-click an app, for example Calendar, Planner or Activity.
2. Choose Open in new window (or Pop out).
3. The app opens in its own window. Drag it wherever you want, or to another screen.

Pop out a chat or tab

• Chat: hover over a chat in the list and click the pop-out icon, or double-click the chat.
• Tab: open a tab in a channel or chat, such as a Word file or a list, and click the pop-out icon at the top right.
• Meeting: a meeting opens in its own window by default, so you can keep working in Teams.

Tips

• Press Windows + left or right arrow to snap two windows neatly side by side.
• Working with two screens? Keep your calendar or a chat on the second screen.
• Too many windows? Just close them; the app stays available in the main window.

Exact menu names can differ slightly between versions. Also see work in multiple windows in Teams and open a chat in a new window.

Read also

Work in multiple windows with Microsoft Teams
Open a chat in a separate window in Teams, even during meetings
How to put windows side by side in Windows 11 with Snap

Nederlandstalige versie: Apps, chats en tabbladen in een apart venster openen in Teams

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