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Teams - Create private and shared channels Tutorial

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Teams

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Private channels within the same work team.

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It is sometimes useful to be able to

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exchange and collaborate on confidential

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aspects or those you do not wish to

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disclose to the entire workgroup.

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To set up a private channel,

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it's very simple.

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Use the Team management menu,

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then choose Add Channel.

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Enter a name for this channel,

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a description if you wish.

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Finally, under Privacy, select Private.

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By choosing this last option,

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you will need to add the members

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who can see this channel.

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Note these members must already be present

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in the team members receive a notification.

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As for any addition to a team's channel,

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the private channel is created.

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You can recognize it by

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the small padlock icon.

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Here are some additional important details.

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A private channel cannot be converted

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into a public channel and vice versa.

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It is at creation that you define the

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confidential status of the channel and it

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is not possible to change it afterward.

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Private channels are limited to 30 per team.

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The number of members is limited to

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250 in the same private channel.

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Shared Channels.

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If you wish to create a channel but one

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of your collaborators is not in the team,

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you have the option to share a channel.

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To do this, when creating a channel,

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select Shared.

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Then you can add your collaborator

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who is not in your team.

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This shared channel is visible and

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recognizable by the icon located here.

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This collaborator will only have

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access to this channel in this team.

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They will not have access to other

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channels or resources of this team.

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