It is assumed that Link Spotter has already been added to the channel. Otherwise first follow the instructions under Add Link Spotter to a Team Channel.
Image 1: Link actions
Image 2: Small screen link action menu
Within the list of links you find several action buttons on the right side. On hover a tooltip with the corresponding description appears.
On small screens a mobile menu is shown, clicking on it will show a bottom menu.
Go to website
Image 2: “Go to website” button (click to enlarge)
Click on the “Go to website” icon to open the link in a new tab of your default browser.
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To open a link you can also click on the link itself (regardless of the link portion: thumbnail image, link title, excerpt or URL).
A link pointing to a Teams message will be opened within MS Teams instead of the default browser.
Copy Link
Image 3: “Copy link” button (click to enlarge)
Click on the “Copy link” icon to copy the link URL to the clipboard.
Navigate to Teams Conversation
Image 4: “Go to message“ button (click to enlarge)
Click on the “Go to message” icon to navigate to the original MS Teams message where the link is contained.