Audience: Faculty and Staff
- A team is a group with a shared purpose, like a department or committee.
- A channel is a topic space inside a team, with its own posts, files, and meetings. Every team starts with a General channel.
- A chat is a private conversation with one person or a small group.
- Activity collects your mentions, replies, and missed calls. Start your day there.
- Tabs at the top of a channel pin files, apps, or websites the group uses often.
Rule of thumb: use chat for quick questions and channels for work the whole group should see and keep. Type @ and a name to make sure someone sees your post.
Full guide: Quick Start: chat vs. teams and channels ยท Channel types (Microsoft)
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