Microsoft Teams: Quick Start Guide
Chat Teams and channels
When you are invited to a new Team, it will automatically appear on the left 
panel along with all its associated channels. You can choose to "show" the 
most relevant chanels and "hide" the rest.
By default, your chats will be arranged along the left-hand side of the chat 
panel, with the most recent messages at the top. You can right-click on any 
chat and select "Pin," which will keep it at the top of your list for quick access.  
To create a new chat, press [CTRL] + [N] (or look for the pen symbol at the 
top of the chat list) and add the names of anyone you want to include. Type 
your message and select Send or hit [Enter].
1:1 Chat
Group Chat
Meeting Chat
To share a file select “Attach” under the box where you type messages, select 
the file location and then the file you want. Depending on the location of the file, 
you’ll get options for uploading a copy, sharing a link, or other ways to share. 
When you create group chats you can edit the name of the group by selecting the pen symbol 
next to the group icon in the chat. This will help you give it context and make it easier to find. 
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Create a team for your organization with channels for your leadership team, 
each department, and one just for fun! 
Daichi, Eva, +2 11:00 AM
Yes, that should work for us
Marketing Sync 10:45 AM
Sharing notes after the meeting
Tip
Tip
Teams
A team is a broad group of people that work together to get something 
done. You can choose who is part of the team, and people can only access 
shared content by invitation. All teams are created with an associated 
General channel that includes all team members by default.  
Channels
Shared Channel
Marketing
General
A channel is a central hub for a specific topic, within the larger team, where 
people can hold focused conversations and organize a library of files. 
Channels can be:
• Standard (visible to everyone on the team)
• Private (only visible to select team members)
• Shared (visible to invited team members and external members of your 
organization who are not on the team)