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Create a team for a specific scenario with team templates that come with relevant apps and channels.

  1. Select Teams > Join or create a team > Create team.

  2. Select a team template based on the team scenario you want. Each team template comes with added channels and apps to enhance your chosen scenario or industry. You can also ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​select From scratch to build a team from scratch, or select From a group or team to build one from an existing Microsoft 365 group.

  3. Choose a privacy level: Private or Public.

  4. Add details about your team such as a team name and description.

  5. If you chose a team template, edit channel names to further customize your team.

  6. Select Create. After a few minutes, your team gets created. 

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