How to Share a channel with people in Microsoft Teams
Desktop
In general, channel owners are able to share their channels with others in and outside their organization if they wish to.
Note: There will be some changes to the shared channels during the public preview phase and these changes might need to be made before they are released to the general public. It is important that you switch to the public preview version of Teams to be able to access this feature and others upcoming.
How to share a channel with people
- To share a channel with other people, go to the page of the channel and click the More options button.
- If you want to share the channel with certain people within your organization, choose who they are, and then type their names into the text area where their names can be found. Alternatively, you can select a list of people from your organization that you would like to share with and enter their email addresses. Click on the Share button when you are done.
- Select the little down arrow next to the Membership field, and then choose the Owner option if you wish to change that membership status from Member to Owner. Click on the Close button to close the window.
When you share a channel with people, they get a notification and can access the channel right away.
Mobile
Channel owners have the option of sharing their channels with other people both inside and outside of their organization.
How to share a channel with people
- Click on the channel name at the top of your screen when you are on the channel you want to share, and then tap it.
- Select the Manage members option from the menu.
- Add members to your group by tapping the Add members button.
- The recipients of the channel you wish to share with in your organization, should be typed into the box, followed by their names. Please type their email addresses into the email box and choose the person you want to share with from the list if you would like to share with someone outside of your organization.
- Don’t forget to tap Done when you are done.
