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It’s easy to reach out to your friends and family with either the mini Teams window or Chat in Windows 11.

Not sure which version of Teams you're using? If you see Chat in Windows 11 from your taskbar, then you're not on the latest version of Microsoft Teams (free) and Windows 11. Learn more about how to update Teams and Windows and get started with the mini Teams window.

Make it easier to access the mini Teams window when you pin Teams to your taskbar.

  1. Select the mini Teams window from the Windows 11 taskbar.

  2. Select the Chat  Teams chat button. button.

  3. In the To: field, enter the name, email or phone number of the person you want to chat with. You can continue to add people in the To: field to create a group.

  4. Send a message to the chat and if a participant isn't already using Microsoft Teams (free), they will receive an invitation to join.

  1. Select Chat from the Windows 11 taskbar.

  2. Select the Chat button.

  3. In the To: field, enter the name, email or phone number of the person you want to chat with. You can continue to add people in the To: field to create a group.

  4. Send a message to the chat and if a participant isn't already using Microsoft Teams (free), they will receive an invitation to join.

Learn more

Find and add people you know in Microsoft Teams (free)

Like or react to messages

Use @ mentions to get someone's attention

Use read receipts for messages

Delete a sent message

View all available emojis

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