

You’ll see your name pinned to the top of your chat list by default. To open formatting options:Ĭompose your message and when you're ready, tap Send to start the chat. Once you've tapped New chat and entered a person’s name, compose your message in the box at the bottom of the chat. You start one-on-one and group chats the same way: by tapping Chat > New chat. Then, type the names of the people you'd like to chat with, choose how much of the chat history to include, and select Add. To loop more people into the conversation, select Add people (or View and add participants in group chat) in the top right corner of Teams. You can include up to 250 people in a group chat. Everyone who has access to the group chat can send messages. Type a name for the group chat and add people Start a new chat and select the down arrow Type the names of the people you’d like to add in the To field.

Select the down arrow to the far right of the To field and then type a name for the chat in the Group name field. Select New chat at the top of your chat list. Start and name a group chatĬreate a group chat the same way you start a one-on-one chat. Compose your message just as you would in a regular one-on-one chat. If you unpin the chat and want to find it again, select New chat and enter your name into the To field. You can use this space to send messages, files, and more to yourself in Teams. Open it by choosing their picture in a channel or by using search. You can also start a one-on-one chat from someone's profile card. When you're ready, select Send or press Enter to start the chat. To open formatting options, select Format beneath the box where you type your message. Once you've selected New chat and entered a person’s name, compose your message in the box at the bottom of the chat. You start one-on-one and group chats the same way: by selecting New chat at the top of your chat list.
