Add guests to a team

Team owners can invite guests to a team. However, the guest user(s) have limited capabilities which are outlined in the table below.

You must be a team owner to add a guest in Microsoft Teams.

 

See this support article from Microsoft Support for instructions: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-guests-to-a-team-in-teams-fccb4fa6-f864-4508-bdde-256e7384a14f?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

Capability

Team member

Guest

Create a channel

Participate in a private chat

Participate in a channel conversation

Share a channel file

Share a chat file



Add apps (such as tabs, bots, or connectors)



Can be invited via any work or school account for Microsoft 365



Create a team



Delete or edit posted messages

Discover and join public teams



Post in the General channel

View org chart



 

 

Need help?

Contact the IST Service Desk online or 519-888-4567 ext. 44357.

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