SOURCE:    Vacation Tracker
TITLE:     Microsoft Teams: Accessing Tabs within Microsoft Teams
URL:       https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/microsoft-teams-accessing-tabs-within-microsoft-teams/
LANG:      en
PUBLISHED: 2020-12-29
UPDATED:   2025-06-03
READING:   2 min
SUMMARY:   Microsoft Teams tabs allow users to access content in a dedicated tab within a channel or in a chat.

# Microsoft Teams: Accessing Tabs within Microsoft Teams

# Microsoft Teams: Accessing Tabs within Microsoft Teams

Vacation Tracker comes with three Microsoft Teams tabs — a condensed dashboard, your personal profile, and a Request Leave shortcut. The Request Leave tab installs automatically with the bot; the others are accessible from the channel or chat.

Microsoft Teams users only

This article is specific to the Microsoft Teams integration.

## The Three Tab Options

All tabs can be accessed by any User. However, different permission levels (User, Approver, Admin) will see different information within the condensed online dashboard tab — what's visible scales with your role.

### Dashboard / Overview tab

A condensed version of the online dashboard, accessible from your Team's channel. What you see depends on your role: Users see their own info, Approvers see their team's pending requests, and Admins see the full workspace overview.

### My Profile tab

Your personal Vacation Tracker profile inside Teams — your balances, request history, and quick links. Same content as the profile section of the online dashboard. Lets you request leaves, edit upcoming leaves, and access the Helpdesk directly from inside Microsoft Teams.

### Request Leave tab

Built into the bot itself — appears automatically when the Vacation Tracker bot is installed. Opens the Request Leave form and shows your remaining quota for the Leave Type you select, plus whether anyone else from your Department is away during the time you're requesting.

## Accessing the Dashboard Tab in a Channel

- Open Microsoft Teams and click Teams in the left sidebar.

- Pick the team Vacation Tracker is installed in.

- Pick the channel Vacation Tracker is installed in.

- At the top of the channel, look for the Vacation Tracker tab. If it's not visible, click the + sign to find and add it.

- Click the tab to load the dashboard view for your permission level.

![Microsoft Teams channel header with the Vacation Tracker tab pinned alongside the + button to add a new tab](https://cms.vacationtracker.io/uploads/helpdesk_artikal_microsoft_teams_accessing_tabs_within_microsoft_teams_first_image_place_05af0d5cc1.png)

## Accessing the My Profile Tab

- Open Microsoft Teams and click Chats in the left sidebar.

- Find the Vacation Tracker chat (or search for "Vacation Tracker" in the search bar at the top).

- Click into the bot.

- Click the My Profile tab at the top of the chat.

From the My Profile tab you can request leaves, edit upcoming leaves, and access the Helpdesk directly inside Microsoft Teams.

## What You'll See in Request Leave

The Request Leave tab shows two helpful things alongside the request form:

- Your remaining quota for the Leave Type you've selected — so you know if the request will fit.

- Whether any colleagues in your Department are also away during the same dates — useful for avoiding overlap.

Add the Calendar tab too

Beyond these three default tabs, you can pin a Calendar tab to any channel for a workspace-wide leave calendar. See Microsoft Teams: Adding the Vacation Tracker Calendar Tab (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/microsoft-teams-adding-the-vacation-tracker-calendar-tab/).

### What's Next?

Add the Calendar Tab (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/microsoft-teams-adding-the-vacation-tracker-calendar-tab/)
Add the Bot (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/microsoft-teams-how-do-i-add-the-vacation-tracker-bot-to-microsoft-teams/)
Request a Leave (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/how-do-i-request-a-leave/)

Need help?

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