Article Type: How To
Question:
- How do I create a Microsoft Teams site?
Answer:
Faculty or staff are able to create Teams sites. If you are a student, you can have someone in one of these roles create a Team for you.
Instructions:
Step 1) Open Microsoft Teams from your university owned computer or via the M365 portal.
Step 2) Select Teams from the navigation buttons on the left.
Step 3) Select the plus symbol in the upper navigation and select Create team from the menu.
Step 4) Select the Team type you would like to create.
Step 5) Upon selection of Team type, a popup will ask which template to use. At this time there is only one template, so select Use this template.
Step 6) Select if the team will be private (people need permission to join) or public (any one in your org can join). Default is private.
Step 7) Team creation fields:
- Enter the Name for your team.
- You do not need to type the campus prefix, METRO, this will be added automatically.
- Use a name that clearly identifies the Team’s purpose and audience.
- Provide a brief Description of the Team (optional).
- Tip: It may be preferable to limit the description field to 85 characters/spaces or less to enable complete display visibility.
- Select Create when done.
Step 8) Adding Members
- A prompt will provide the opportunity to add members to the Team. Members may be added at this time, or you may choose to skip the step and add members later. Once the Team is created you will have the ability to add or remove members at any time.
- Once your Team is created, it will appear in the list of the “Teams” view. Hovering over the team name, three dots should appear, selecting it will activate as a menu, on this menu you can "add member[s]", "add channel," and you can delete the Teams from that menu.
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