Adding & Inviting Team Members

Add team members to your team or share a unique code that allows users to join themselves. 

Adding Team Members Manually

After you've created a team, you can go back and add more members following the steps listed below.

  1. As a team owner, find the team name in the Teams list and click More options More options button > Add member.
    screenshot of Teams window and selecting Add member from the More options menu.

     
  2. Start typing a name, username, distribution list, or Office 365 group to add to your team. You can also add people outside your organization as guests by typing their email addresses. When you're done adding members, click the Add button.
    Screenshot of the Add members window with the Add button highlighted.
     
  3. By default, users are Members of the team, but you can selecting the down arrow and changing their role to Owner.
    Screenshot of Add member window, changing user permissions from drop-down menu. Close button is selected.
  4. Click Close.

 

Invite Team Members via Shared Code

Give team members the power to add themselves by sharing out a Team Code. Here's how to find yours:

  1. Next to your team name, select More options ... > Manage team.
    screenshot of Teams window and selecting Manage team from the More options menu.
     
  2. Select the Settings tab and then Team code.
    Screenshot of Teams window with Settings tab selected.
     
  3. Select Generate to generate your unique team code.
    Screenshot of the team code screen.

    Then use the buttons below your unique code to:
    1. Present the team code Full screen so your audience can join on the fly.
    2. Reset your team code to another unique series of characters.
    3. Remove the team code, so users can no longer use it to join.
    4. Copy your team code and share it via email, Canvas, or on the web.

 

Invite Team Members via Shared Link

Get the link to your team, and use it to quickly give users access. 

  1. Next to your team name, select More options ... > Get link to team.
    screenshot of Teams window and selecting Get link to team from the More options menu.
     
  2. The link to your team will display in the Get a link to the team window. Click the Copy button to copy the URL to your computer's clipboard and then share it with your team to join. 
    Screenshot of the Get a link to Team screen.
     
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Article ID: 105921
Created
Wed 4/22/20 1:09 PM
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Thu 4/25/24 3:12 PM