In this guide, you will find instructions about creating a team workspace and adding members in Teams.

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Due to the introduction of Microsoft 365 Copilot, all public Teams workgroups (teams) will be made private on January 10 to reduce the risk of data leakage. Please note that due to the change, all Teams workgroups will become private.

To create a public Teams workgroup (team) site, contact IT helpdesk.

Creating a team workspace

  1. On the Microsoft Teams desktop application or access Teams view web using this link: https://teams.microsoft.com/.
  2. Open Teams from the tab on the left, click the Join or create a team button on the top right, and select Create team.
  3. Rakendus pakub erinevaid malle, mille järgi töörühm luuakse. Vali nimekirjast Töötajad.
    The application provides various templates according to which the workgroup is created. Select Staff from the list.
  4. Information is displayed that this template creates a single chat channel called General. You can create/modify/delete the channels later as needed.
    Click Use this template to continue.
  5. When creating, you can choose whether it is a public or private workspace. To continue, make the suitable choice and click on it.
    1. Private: People need permission to join (good for collaborative work, content only visible to group members)
    2. Public: all members of the UT organization can join (suitable for sharing information publicly)
  6. Enter the workspace name in the Team name field (and also add a description if needed) and click Create.

  7. After a few moments, it will be confirmed that the workspace has been created successfully!


Adding members

  1. During the initial setup, the following window will appear, where you can enter the names of the people you want to add to the workspace.
  2. Later, you can open the same window by pressing Teams → More options → Add member.

For more information, check Microsoft.com create a hub for your team to work together.