Introducing Communities (beta) in Teams for desktop on Windows 11, available when signed in with a Microsoft account. You can now collaborate with community members in conversations or share files and photos. Learn more about What is Communities in Teams?
Note: Once you have created or joined a community on your mobile, you can easily collaborate on your desktop.
Where to find Communities (beta) in Teams on Windows 11?
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Select Chat from the Windows 11 taskbar.
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Select the Open Teams
button.Note: You can also select Windows Start and search for Microsoft Teams to open.
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Select Community from the app bar.
How to start a new community post?
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Select Community from the app bar.
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Select the community from Your communities list.
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Select Post.
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Add a subject and message.
Note: You also have the ability to include files, emojis, or GIFs to your new community post.
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Select Post to share with the community.
How to start a new community announcement?
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Select Community from the app bar.
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Select the community from Your communities list.
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Select Announcement.
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Type a headline, set headline color, add subheading, and message for the announcement.
Note: You also have the ability to include files, emojis, or GIFs to your new community announcement.
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Select Post to share with the community.
How to share a community join link?
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Select Community from the app bar.
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Select the community from Your communities list you would like to share.
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Select Copy link, the share link will be copied to your clipboard.
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Open your preferred app or email you would like to share from and paste the link to share.
Frequently asked questions
How can I create or join a new community?
If you are using Communities (beta) in Teams on Windows 11, you will need to use your mobile to either create a community or join a community.
How do I add or remove community members?
Adding or removing members to a community option is only available from your mobile, learn more about how to Add and remove community members in Teams.
Why am I not receiving community notifications in my Activity feed in Teams on desktop?
Community notifications in your Activity feed are currently only supported on mobile.
