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The Link Spotter app has to be added as a tab to a channel within a team. Then the app will show all links contained in the channel messages.
There are multiple ways of adding the app to a tab. You can directly navigate into the target channel and search for the app there. :

1. If you know the channel, in which the app should be added, navigate directly into it and add a new tab by searching and selecting the app.

2. Or you can first search the app in the app store and then search and select a channel to which the app should be added.

The following parts will provide detailed guidance for both options.

Way 1: Go to the channel directly and add the app

To add the app as a tab, go to “Teams“ in the left menu of MS Teams and select a channel in the team you want. There is a “+” button on the top of the channel besides the already existing tab(s):

Image 1: “Add a tab” button in the channel

Clicking on the “+” will open a window that shows all available apps that can be added. If “Link Spotter” is not directly visible you can search for it with help of the search box in the top right corner of the window. Then select “Link Spotter”:

Image 2: Select the “Link Spotter” app for the tab

After selection When the app is added the first time to a channel, a next window opens will open after selection that shows some information about the app and our company. You can have a look at the terms of use and the privacy policy as well as at the permissions you have to approve in order to use the app. For more information about permissions, please have a look here: https://communardo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LINK/pages/1018822694/Authentication+Security#Required-permissions.
To finally add the app, click Click on “Add” in the top right space of the window to continue:

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Image 3: Confirm adding the app to the tab via click on “Add“

Before the app is finally added, you have always to confirm this short information window about our app. Click on “Save” to add the app as a tab.

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Image 4: Finally add the app via click on “Save“

Way 2: Search the app and select a channel

To add the app you can either click on the three dots or on the “Apps” entry in the left MS Teams menu.

When clicking on the three dots, you will see a window where you can search for the Link Spotter app:

Image 45: Search the app under “…” in the MS Teams menu

When clicking on “Apps” you will see the actual app store. Here you can also search for the Link Spotter app with help of the search box in the left top corner:

Image 56: Click on “Apps” to open the app store

Image 67: Search for the app in the app store

After selection of the app a next window opens that shows some information about the app and our company. You can have a look at the terms of use and the privacy policy as well as at the permissions you have to approve in order to use the app. For more information about permissions, please have a look here: https://communardo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LINK/pages/1018822694/Authentication+Security#Required-permissions.

Image 78: Add the found app to a team / channel

Click on “Add to a team” in the top left corner of the information window. The next window will show a search box, with that you can search and select the channel to which you want to add the app:

Image 89: Search for the team / channel

Image 910: Setup the tab for the channel

You get switched to the channel and a next window appears with a description of the app. Click on “Save” in the bottom right corner to finaly add the app as a tab.

Image 1011: Confirm the adding to the tab with click on “Save”

App setup

After adding the app as a tab, you may have to login. Therfore click on the “Sign in” button on the page and sign in with your credentials.

Image 1112: Sign in to the app

For the very first adding to a channel, the setup process can take a while until all links where found in the channel. You can wait or return later to check the state. When the process has finished the app can be used normally.