Group chat for collaboration in Teams (Ultra Student) - eLearning - University of Queensland

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

This guide provides instructions on how to:

create a group chat
upload files for collaboration.

Note: You can always create a file and share it with your group members to collaborate without having a group chat in Teams.

Create group chat in Teams

Access MS Teams (app or web environment).
Click on the Chat button.
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 members 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 button.

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 that you post a message to the group chat before uploading documents in Files for collaboration.

Upload files in group chat for collaboration