Create a group chat in Microsoft Teams (free)

1. Tap New Chat  near the top of the screen from your Chat tab.

2. In the search field, enter the name, phone number, or email of those you want to include in the group. You can also choose from the list of Suggestions, then tap Next.

   Notes: 

   • If someone isn’t already on Microsoft Teams (free), they will either receive an invite to join Teams or they may participate as an SMS participant in the group. Learn more about chatting via SMS.

   • If you are starting a group with a new contact, they will need to accept your group invitation. Learn more about joining a chat in Microsoft Teams (free).

3. Type a message and Send  it to finish creating your new group.

   Tip: You can go to any one-on-one chat, tap on your contacts name and tap Create a new group chat. Add in participants you want to invite using their name, phone number, or email in the To: line and Send  a message to create the group.

Customize your group chat

Tap your group chat name or the list of participants to open Chat details, where you can:

• Share the link to join the chat.

• Edit the group chat's picture.

  • You'll be able to use a picture or select an emoji. You can choose View photo to view the chat's current photo, Take a photo with your phone's camera, or Choose a photo from your library.

• Change the Group chat name.

• Switch Mute on or off.

•  Find a specific message in the chat.

• Theme allows you to change the color of your messages in the chat.

•  Select More, where you can:

  • Switch Allow join via link on or off.

  •  Show QR code

  • Pin the chat.

• Under People, you can Add or view a list of participants by tapping See all.

• Find more options under Do more together.

• Leave the chat.

1. Open Microsoft Teams (free).

   Tip: For Chat in Windows 11, select the Open Teams button  .

2. Select the New Chat  button.

3. Select Add group name  and enter a name for your group chat.

4. In the To: line, type the phone numbers, email addresses or names of those you want to include in this group.

   Note: If you are starting a group with a new contact, they will need to accept your group invitation. Learn more about joining a chat in Microsoft Teams (free).

5. Type a message and send it to finish creating your new group.

   Note: You can also go to any one-on-one chat, click Add People  and add people to the chat to create a group chat.

Customize your group chat 

At the top of your group, you can:

• Select the chat's picture to choose a group picture. You can scroll through the available emojis, Remove the current picture, or Upload a picture.

• Name the group chat.

• Video call the group.

•  Audio call the group.

• Screen sharing shares your screen to the group chat.

  Note:  Screen sharing in a group chat is not currently available in Microsoft Teams (free) for Windows 11.

•  View and add participants view the participant list and add people to the group. You can also remove people from the group by selecting this button, hovering over the name of the person you want to remove, and selecting the X next to the name. 

• Pop out chat opens the group chat in its own window.

1. Click the New Chat  button.

2. Select Add group name   and enter a name for your group chat.

3. In the To: line, type the phone numbers, email addresses or names of those you want to include in this group.

   Note: If you are starting a group with a new contact, they will need to accept your group invitation. Learn more about joining a chat in Microsoft Teams (free).

4. Type a message and send it to finish creating your new group.

   Note: You can also go to any one-on-one chat, click Add people  , and add people to the chat to create a group chat.

Customize your group chat 

At the top of your group, you can:

• Name the group chat.

• Video call the group.

• Audio call the group.

• Screen sharing shares your screen to the group.

• View and add participants view the participant list and add people to the group. You can also remove people from the group by selecting this button, hovering over the name of the person you want to remove, and selecting the X next to the name. 

• Pop out chat opens the group chat in its own window.