Group chat for collaboration in Teams - eLearning - University of Queensland

Group chat offers a private space for collaborators to chat and co-edit files.

This guide provides the instructions on:

Create a group chat
Upload file for collaboration

Notes:

A course team might only have standard channels for focused conversation, e.g. Assessment Q and A.
Private channels might not be practical in some courses, i.e. big course, labour intensive to create private channels and add students to these channels.
Group chat can be suggested for students to create their own collaboration space.

Create group chat in Teams

Access MS Teams (app or web environment).
Click on the Chat icon.
Enter a name in the search box.
Select the required contact (to start a chat conversation).

Click on the Start a group chat button to add more member(s) to the group.

Enter a member's name. You can add multiple members at a time.
Click on the Create button.

Optionally, you can change the group name. Click on the pen icon.

Enter the group name.
Click on the Save button.

You can start sending messages to group members in the group chat. Note: It is recommended to enter a message to the group chat before uploading documents in Files for collaboration.

Upload files in group chat for collaboration