Microsoft Teams - How to create a Team

Create a team from scratch:

  1. On the left side of the app, Select Chat. If using the separate view, select Teams.
  2. Select New items from above your list of chats and channels.

Screen shot of the option to select new items from the combined view. It's on the right, above the list of chats and channels.Screen shot of the option to select new items from the separate view. It's on the right, above the list of teams and channels.

  1. Select New team.

Screenshot of the option to create a new team. It reveals after selecting the new items option.

  1. Name your team and add an optional description.

Screenshot of the Create a team window. It includes an area to add a team name, description and type. You can also create your first channel's name.

  1. Decide what kind of team you want this to be. To limit content and talk to a certain group of people, choose Private. For a community or topic that anyone in the org can join, choose Public.

Screenshot of a window for creating a new team in Microsoft Teams with options to set sensitivity as "Secure" and privacy as either "Private" or "Public."

  1. Name your first channel.
  2. When you're done, select Create.

 

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