Create and join

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Create a team

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Invite a guest from outside your org

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Find and join a public team

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Create a channel

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Private channels

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Pin a channel

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Posts and messages

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Create a new post

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Post a message to a channel

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Add moderation for channel posts

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Edit or delete a sent message

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Translate messages

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Create and use tags

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Sharing

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Share a link to a team or channel

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Shared channels

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Share a file in a channel

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Manage teams

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Add apps (some apps not available in private channels)

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Use OneDrive for Business storage

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Make someone a team owner

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View team analytics

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Switch between Teams orgs where you use the same account to sign in*

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Switch between Teams orgs where you use different accounts to sign in

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*In Teams orgs that aren't your home organization, you'll be considered a guest. For details about the guest experience in Teams, see What the guest experience is like.

Note: Last updated 3/31/2023.

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