Share a channel with a team in Microsoft Teams
If you’re a channel owner, you can share it with teams inside or outside your organization from its channel card. Using Teams for desktop or web, you can also share a channel from the channel's options.
Share a channel with a team you own
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Go to the channel you want to share, and select More options
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Type the name of the team, and select it from the list. Then, select Done.
When you share a channel with a team, they get a notification and can access the channel right away.
Share a channel with another team
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Go to the channel you want to share, and then select More options
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To share with a team inside your org, type the name of the team owner, and select it from the list. To share a channel with a team that's outside your org, type in the email of the team owner and select it from the list. Then, select Send invite.
To see your sent invites, select More options
Note: When you send an invite to a team owner, they’ll see your name, profile picture, status availability (Available, Busy, Do not disturb, Be right back, Away, and Offline), channel name, and org name. To learn more, see Team owner, member, and guest capabilities in Microsoft Teams.
Accept or decline a team invite to a shared channel
If you're a team owner, you can accept or decline team invites to shared channels.
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Go to your Activity Feed, and then select the shared channel invite.
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Select Accept or Decline.
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If you accept it, then type in the name of the team you’d like to add to the channel, and select it from the list. Then, select Done.
Note: You’ll have 14 days to accept a shared channel team invitation.
Note: The channel owner needs to approve your selection. They’ll see the name of the team, the number of people in the team, whether the team is public or private, and the org that team belongs to. They'll also see your name, profile picture, email address, and status (Available, Busy, Do not disturb, Be right back, Away, and Offline). To learn more, see Team owner, member, and guest capabilities in Microsoft Teams.
Approve or deny a team for a shared channel
If you're a shared channel owner, you can approve or deny teams for shared channels.
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Go to your activity feed, and then select the accepted invite notification.
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Select Approve or Deny.
Note: You'll have 14 days to approve a team.
Note: Admins must enable B2B direct connect before you can add people or teams outside your org to a shared channel. To learn more, see Collaborate with external participants in a channel.
Want to learn more? See First things to know about channels.
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