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To get your team up and running in Microsoft Teams, create a team, add people, and add channels.
Create a team
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Select Teams > Join or create a team.
This is where you create your own team, or discover existing ones.
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Select Create a new team, and then select Build a team from scratch or select Create from... to build an all-new team or create from an existing group respectively.
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Select Private if you'd like people to request permission to join, or select Public if anyone in your org can join.
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Give the team a name and add a short description if you'd like.
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Select Create.
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Add members.
You can add people, groups, or even entire contact groups.
If you need to add people from outside your organization, use their email address to invite them as guests. Add a friendly display name for them too.
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When you're done adding members, select Add and then Close.
Create a channel
By default, every team gets a General channel, which is a good channel to use for announcements and information the whole team needs. To add more channels:
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Select
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Select Add channel.
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Enter a name and description for your channel.
You can build a channel around a topic, project, department name, or whatever you like.
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Select Automatically show this channel in everyone's channel list if you want this channel to be automatically visible in everyone's channel list.
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Select Add.
Customize and manage your team
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Select
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Select Manage team to find Members, Channels, Settings, and Apps for your team all in one place.
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Select Settings > Team picture to add a team picture and give your team some personality.
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As a team owner, you can add new members and guests, change members into owners, manage channels and settings, and archive a team that's no longer in use.
Add members
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In the teams list, go to the team name and select More options
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Type in the name or email address of someone you want to add.
Note: If the person is outside of your organization, type in their email address. Select the pencil icon to add a display name everyone will recognize. The guest will receive an email inviting them to join the team.
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Select Add.
Remove members
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In the teams list, go to the team name and select More options
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Under Members, select the X to the far right of the name of the person you'd like to remove.
Add team owners
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In the teams list, go to the team name and select More options
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In the Members tab, under Role, select the down arrow and change Member to Owner.
Manage channels
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Go to the team name and select More options
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In the Channels tab, select Auto-favorite for any channels you want to make sure show up in everyone's channel list.
Note: You can favorite up to 10 channels for your team.
Change team settings
Go to the team name and select More options > Manage team. From there, you can access your team Settings tab, which lets you:
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Change the team picture.
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Set member permissions (like allowing them to create, update, or delete channels and tabs).
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Enable @team or @[team name] mentions in a channel.
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Set permissions for guests.
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Enable team members to send GIFs, emoji, and stickers.
Manage and add Apps
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Go to the team name and select More options
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In the Apps tab, you can manage the apps your team uses.
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Select Go to store to find and install a new app.
Archive a team
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Select the manage icon
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Select More options
on the far right of the team name. -
Select Archive Team.
Note: The conversations and files in the team become read-only once you archive it. You’ll still be able to search through it for stuff you need—you can even keep it as a favorite.
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To pin a channel, go to a channel name and select More options
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To reorder your teams, select Teams, then click and drag the team name anywhere in your teams list.
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Show, hide, or pin a team or channel
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