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Add or Remove Access Microsoft Teams

Overview

Microsoft Teams allows team owners to manage who has access to a team. You can add new members when someone needs access to files, conversations, or channels. You can also remove members when they no longer need access. This article explains how to add and remove members in Microsoft Teams.

Getting Started

Follow the instructions below to manage members in a Microsoft Teams team.

Note

Only Team Owners have access to add/remove members from a Team or Channel. To help ensure covered access and coverage, each Team or Channel should have at least two Owners.

Add Members to a Team

Use these steps to invite new members to an existing Microsoft Teams team.

  1. Open the Microsoft Teams application or visit Microsoft Teams.
  2. Select the Teams tab from the left navigation menu.
  3. Locate the team you want to manage and select the More options icon (three dots).
  4. Select Manage team.
  5. Select Add member.
  6. Enter the name, email address, or group name of the person you want to add.
  7. Select Add to invite the member to the team.
  8. Select Close when finished.

Remove Members from a Team

Use these steps to remove members who no longer need access to a Microsoft Teams team.

  1. Open the Microsoft Teams application or visit Microsoft Teams.
  2. Select the Teams tab from the left navigation menu.
  3. Locate the team you want to manage and select the More options icon (three dots).
  4. Select Manage team.
  5. Find the member you want to remove from the Members list.
  6. Select the X next to the member’s name to remove them from the team.
  7. The member will no longer have access to the team and its resources.

Additional Details

  • You must be a team owner to add or remove members in Microsoft Teams.
  • Removing a member from a team also removes access to team conversations, files, and channels.
  • Changes to team membership may take a few minutes to update across Microsoft 365 services.

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