Microsoft Loop - no longer able to add links to documents?

Question

I seem to only be able to add pages instead of links to other documents within Loop today. Did something change? There used to be a + button that existed that gave you an option to add a page or add a link. The link would then be able to go to a Word Doc or Excel, etc. Now I just see an X and no option to add a link.

Answer 1

Over the last few days, it looks like the Loop Dashboard just reformatted and the + sign that used to be located after the Workspace title is simply moved over to the far left... circled below.

I swear I spent way too long looking for it and I believe there was a delay in getting the options uploaded correctly under that drop down menu. But its there now.

Answer 2

I'm trying to do this too but for some reason the links I add only are going to a workspace I created, not the shared one that I want it to go to. Is there some trick for making sure the link goes to the right workspace?

Answer 3

Are you getting the link from the document either that is saved on your desktop / uploaded to Sharepoint OR from the web version?

Then adding it as a link in Loop?

Answer 4

It's a share link from Sharepoint. Instead of appearing in this active workspace it's going to the inactive Internal Training workspace.

Answer 5

Hi there - I figured out when this is happening, and would be happy to screenshare with anyone trying to troubleshoot on the MS side

Within a workspace, it only says add new page, if you have tabs open in a workspace, you have to collapse them all and THEN use the + button to add a link, but then you have to move that link into the workspace you want it to go into.

Prior version of this was better from a user experience standpoint, not a fan of the change.