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This article provides an overview of the Microsoft 365 app launcher and how to operate it.
If you want to simplify switching and launching apps, please take advantage of it.
How to use the Microsoft 365 app launcher
Microsoft 365 app launcher overview
The Microsoft 365 app launcher is a menu available from your Microsoft account page.
You can view the Microsoft 365 app launcher by accessing Office.com from your browser and clicking the waffle menu displayed in the upper left corner of the screen.
The Microsoft 365 app launcher prioritizes recently used services, helping you quickly access frequently used services and documents, or switch between services.
Contents and functions included in the Microsoft 365 app launcher
The list of main contents and functions displayed in the Microsoft 365 app launcher is as follows.
| title | function |
|---|---|
| Word or Word for the web |
Create a new Word document in a browser window (Word for the web). |
| Excel or Excel for the web |
Create a new Excel workbook in a browser window (Excel for the web). |
| PowerPoint or PowerPoint for the web |
Create a new PowerPoint presentation in a browser window (PowerPoint for the web). |
| OneDrive | Go to your work or school OneDrive library |
| Outlook | Go to Mail and Calendar in Outlook on the web. |
| OneNote or OneNote for the web |
Open your OneNote notebook in a browser window. |
| SharePoint | Open SharePoint. You can share your work, collaborate with other users, manage projects and teams, search for users and information, and more. |
| Teams | Open Teams, a chat-centric workspace. |
| Yammer | Go to Yammer, your organization’s social network. |
| manage | Go to the admin center. (Available only for Microsoft 365 admins) |
How to manage pinned tiles (add/delete)
Here’s how to customize what you see in the Microsoft 365 app launcher.
Add Pin
Open Microsoft 365 app launcher
- Click “All apps”
- Hover over the app you want to pin and click Details (…)
- Click Pin to Launcher
Remove pin
- Open Microsoft 365 app launcher
- Hover over the app you want to unpin and click Details (…)
- Click “Unpin”
If you use the corresponding service of the Microsoft 365 app launcher, it will be automatically pinned as a recently used app, so if you don’t need it, unpin it with the above operation.
Use built-in tools with Microsoft Edge
Normally, you need to visit your Microsoft account page to use the Microsoft 365 app launcher, but if you use Microsoft Edge as your standard browser, you can use the built-in tool.
When you start Microsoft Edge, the waffle menu will be displayed on the upper left of the screen, so let’s move to any service from here.
Article Summary
The Microsoft 365 app launcher is a convenient function when using the web version of the service.
If you often use file sharing and data editing online, it is a good idea to learn how to use the Microsoft 365 app launcher.