Why At Work in Microsoft Teams and Outlook

You can use Why At Work inside Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Microsoft 365, without opening a separate browser tab. It is the same web app, with a few differences.

Open Why At Work in Teams

Open Why At Work from the apps bar in Microsoft Teams, Outlook or Microsoft 365. If you cannot find it, ask your administrator to make it available.

Signing in

You do not see a sign-in screen. Why At Work signs you in with the Microsoft account you are already using. If signing in fails, you see an error page. Close and reopen the app, or ask your administrator.

What is different

• Navigation: the three sections, Home, Colleagues and Facilities, are a small switcher at the top instead of a menu on the left.
• Theme: the app follows the light or dark theme of Teams.
• Log out and delete account: these buttons are not there. You are signed in with your Microsoft account. To delete your account, use the web app in a browser.
• Checking in: in the Teams app on a phone you can scan the QR code with the camera. In Teams on a computer, use the short code. See Checking in and out.

Notifications in the activity feed

Why At Work posts notifications to the Teams activity feed for:

• office notifications;
• group invitations;
• cancelled group reservations.

Select a notification to open it in Why At Work. If it is about another office, the app switches to that office first.

The same notifications are also listed on your profile. See Notifications and announcements.