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Teams - Restrict a Document to Certain Team Members Tutorial

Restrict access to your documents in Microsoft Teams and choose who can view them. Find out how to restrict access to a specific group of people and secure your confidential information.

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whether public or private,

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all channel members have access.

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It's possible to restrict access to a select group of individuals of your choice.

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To do this,

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go to your team's SharePoint site.

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Then click on the gear icon in the top right

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corner and in the contextual menu select site permissions.

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In

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the new display,

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click here to access the advanced permission settings.

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A page opens where you find the existing groups.

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At the top left,

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click on create group.

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Here you can set up this new group,

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for example,

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by designating the owner and giving the group the permissions of your choice.

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When you're done,

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click on create at the bottom of the page.

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In this new window,

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you will be able to add individuals of your choice using the new button.

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The group is now created and contains the members you selected.

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Return to SharePoint to assign the group to a folder or document.

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When you right click on a folder or document,

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this menu appears.

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Click on manage access.

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You will find the existing groups and the permissions linked to this folder.

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Press the plus button and enter the name of the group you just created.

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Your new group has access to the folder with the permissions you've assigned.

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Remove access from other groups.

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This folder is now only accessible to the members you've chosen.

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This restriction applies even if the folder is

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in a public channel in Microsoft Teams.

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