Microsoft Teams administration – Creating channel either from Teams web or client

creating Microsoft Teams channel
creating Microsoft Teams channel

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Today small but useful article for Teams users, administrators, beginners so sharing

How to create Teams channel either from Teams web or client

  • Navigate to Teams
    • There are multiple ways to navigate to Teams either through direct URL – https://teams.microsoft.com or through Apps Launch pad either from any SharePoint site collection or Microsoft 365 as in below fig
Microsoft Teams - navigating to Teams
fig : Microsoft Teams – navigating to Teams
  • As we navigate to Teams, from left hand side options / menu, select “Teams” as shown in below figure
  • Click on “+” infront of “Teams” label as in below fig
  • On click of “+” icon, drop-down menu will appear with options
    • Create channel
    • Create team
    • Join team
Microsoft Teams - Creating teams channel
fig : Microsoft Teams – Creating teams channel
  • To create new channel, click on “Create channel” menu / link / option
  • As we click on “Create channel” , dialog will appear to enter the channel details as in below fig
Microsoft Teams - Creating teams channel - dialog box to enter channel details
fig : Microsoft Teams – Creating teams channel – dialog box to enter channel details
  • We need to select the Team for which we are creating channel as shown in below fig
Microsoft Teams - Creating teams channel - dialog box to enter channel details - selecting / finding the team for which we need add channel
fig : Microsoft Teams – Creating teams channel – dialog box to enter channel details – selecting / finding the team for which we need add channel
  • As we select Team, please enter other details
    • Channel name
    • Description
    • Channel type
      • Standard
      • Shared
      • Private
Microsoft Teams - creating channel - channel type
fig : Microsoft Teams – creating channel – channel type
Microsoft Teams - Creating teams channel - dialog box to enter channel details - channel name, description, channel type
fig : Microsoft Teams – Creating teams channel – dialog box to enter channel details – channel name, description, channel type
  • As all the required details entered, click on “Create” button at the bottom
Microsoft Teams - Teams channel created successfully
fig : Microsoft Teams – Teams channel created successfully

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  1. April 13, 2024

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