Create a new channel

Team members can create a new channel. See this support article from Microsoft Support for instructions: Create a standard, private, or shared channel in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support

External (ie. non-UWaterloo) users cannot be added to shared channels.

Additional information on shared channels in Teams is available here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-is-a-shared-channel-in-teams-e70a8c22-fee4-4d6e-986f-9e0781d7d11d

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