Create a community and channel in Microsoft Teams Free

With Communities in Teams, you can create a place to collaborate, share, and come together with others. You'll have a secure space to place to plan activities, meetings, and manage your community.

For specific projects or tasks, you can create a channel. Channels are where members can organize discussions based on topics or interests. You can use channels to make it easier for community members to find updates and information. For example, create an Announcement channel to post updates, changes, or other important information for members of your community.

Note: Communities in Teams aren't accessible to minors, including creating and joining communities. However, there are many other engaging features to use and participate in Microsoft Teams Free. To prevent spam, turn on Request to Join to prevent the use of direct links and anyone from joining the community without Community Owner approval.

When you create a community, you can choose to add a channel or return later to add it. Create or add a channel will help you make planning and organizing your projects easier.

Create a community

There are different ways to create a community. You can start a community of your own without using a template or you can use a template such as sports, volunteering, gaming, and more.

Tap the Communities tab.
Tap Create new community .
Tap Create my own.
Tap the emoji to update with an emoji or picture for your community.
Update the community name, which is required to create your community.

Note: Community names and descriptions cannot contain links, profanities, or restricted terms to protect users from scams, phishing, and malware.
If you wish, tap Description to add one for your community.
Once you're finished, tap Create.

After creating a community, you are the owner. You can search for people to invite or share a link or QR code so they can join your community.

Note: To prevent spam, tap Info Teams Community event Meeting info next to your community name. There, you can toggle Request to Join to prevent the use of direct links and anyone from joining the community without Community Owner approval. All communities in Teams Free are private by default and will no longer appear in searches and recommendations. To share your community, you can invite members directly.

Templates use a preset name and picture to help you get your community started quickly. For example, you can create a Neighborhood or Gaming community to share with others.

Tap the Communities tab.
Tap Create new community .
Tap the template you want to use, for example, Sport or Volunteering.
Tap the emoji to update with an emoji or picture for your community.
Update the community name, which is required to create your community.

Note: Community names and descriptions cannot contain links, profanities, or restricted terms to protect users from scams, phishing, and malware.
If you wish, tap Description to add one for your community.
Once you're finished, tap Create.

After creating a community, you are the owner. You can search for people to invite or share a link or QR code so they can join your community.

Create or add a channel

To create a channel in a community, you must be an owner. You can create a channel from scratch or use template. If you already have a channel in your community, you can add up to five channels to keep your community organized.

Tap the Communities tab in the Teams app.
Find the community that you want to create a channel.
Tap Add channel under the community name.
Tap Add channel on the bottom of the screen.
Give your channel a name in the Channel name field. Tap on the emoji picker to add a reaction or emoji to your title
Tap the checkmark or Done to create the channel for your community. To exit without making any changes, select Cancel.