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Teams are made up of channels, which are the conversations you have with your teammates. Each channel is dedicated to a specific topic, department, or project.

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  • To create a Channel select the three dots symbolizing More options More options button then choose Add channel.
    • You can also click Manage team, and add a channel in the Channels tab. 

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  • From there you will need to name your Channel, list a description(optional), and choose the privacy settings.
    • A standard channel will be open for everyone on your Team to view.
    • A Private channel will only be accessible to those you add to the channel.  Only Owners of the Team can create Private channels.
      • When a private channel

  • Click Add to create the channel

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Keep in mind that once you delete a channel, you also lose its entire conversation history. However, the OneNote sections associated with that channel will still show up on your team's SharePoint site.


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You are limited to 200 channels over the life of a team. That number includes channels you create and later delete. 

For information on how to add/remove members of a team or channel see Managing Members of a Team

Team Owners have the ability to limit the creation of channels by team members in settings see Managing Team Settings


For further instructions visit Microsoft Teams.