How to Create a Team or Channel

Creating a Team or a channel a team within Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams allows you to collaborate, communicate, and coordinate by using a 'Team' or a channel to separate projects.  



Creating a Team

  1. Click the Teams tab on the left of the Teams application.
  2. Click the + in the top right corner and then click Create team.
  3. Give the team a name, description, and what type of team you want it to be.




  4. Click Create.
Note: From here, you can add channels by following the directions below.


Creating a Teams Channel

  1. Navigate to the team you want to create a channel under or follow the steps above to create a new team.
  2. Hover over the Team.
  3. Click the ...
  4. Click Add Channel
  5. Add a channel name and description.
  6. Choose the channel type. You can create a standard, shared, or private channel based on your needs.
  7. Click Create.


Note: From here, you can click Manage Channel and begin to add members or other apps.