In Microsoft Teams (free), you have the option to post to a community and channel. You can start a new post, share something from your device, create a poll, and reply to a post. Take a look and see what else you can do when you post in a community or channel in Microsoft Teams (free).
Post to a community
A community is where you can engage in conversation and share information securely.
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In Teams, go to the community you would like to post to.
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Tap the new post button
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In the New post window, you can:
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Add a title to your post.
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In the Start a new conversation area, you can compose your message and @ mention someone in the community.
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Tap the plus button
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Tap the Media button to include photos from your camera roll or take a new picture.
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Tap the emoji button
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Use the options to format your post.
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Select the more options button
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When you're ready, tap Send
You can easily share something from your camera roll, apps, or browser to a community.
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Select the item that you would like to share with a community.
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Tap the share button.
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Scroll to Teams (free), then under Communities, select the community you would like to share to. You will also have the option to include a message
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When you're ready, tap Send
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Go to the post in the community that you would like to reply to and tap Reply.
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You can type your message in the Reply field and tap the emoji button
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Tap the plus button
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Tap the camera button to include a photo or take a new one or tap the microphone to record and send an audio message.
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When you're ready, tap Send
When you create a post or announcement or send a reply, use the options to format your message.
Tap the plus button
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Add Media
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Attach files
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Mark your message as high Priority
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Create an Event
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Create a Poll
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Add Emojis
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Use the format options to customize your message with Bold, Italic, Underline, and much more.
Post to a channel
Channels make it easier to focus on specific objectives and projects. You can use channels to post topics like Announcements and Q&As.
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In Teams, go to the channel you would like to post to.
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Tap the new post button
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In the New post window, you can:
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Add a title to your post.
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In the Start a new conversation area, you can compose your message and @ mention someone in the community.
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Tap the plus button
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Tap the Media button to include photos from your camera roll or take a new picture.
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Tap the emoji button
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Use the options to format your post.
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When you're ready, tap Send
You can easily share something from your camera roll, apps, or browser to a channel.
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Select the item that you would like to share to a channel.
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Tap the share button.
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Scroll to Teams (free), then under Communities, select the channel you would like to share to. You will also have the option to include a message.
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When you're ready, tap Send
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Go to the post in the channel that you would like to reply to and tap Reply.
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You can type your message in the Reply field and tap the emoji button
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Tap the plus button
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Tap the camera button to include a photo or take a new one or tap the microphone to record and send an audio message.
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When you're ready, tap Send
When you create a post or announcement or send a reply, use the options to format your message.
Tap the plus button
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Add Media
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Attach files
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Mark your message as high Priority
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Create a Poll
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Add Emojis
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Add Media
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Use the format options to customize your message with Bold, Italic, Underline, and much more.
Post to a community
A community is where you can engage in conversation and share information securely.
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In Teams, select Community from the app bar on the left side of the screen.
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Select the community you want to create a new post to.
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Select Start a new post.
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In the new post window, you can:
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Add a subject your post.
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Use the options to format your post or announcement.
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In the Type a new message area, you can compose your message and @ mention someone in the community.
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You can include Media, Attach a file, and select the emoji button
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Create a Poll to send to your community. Learn more about how to create a poll.
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Select the Create with Designer
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If posting to a general channel, select the checkbox to Also notify via email and send your post to all members of the general channel in an email. Only available for message posts.
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When you're ready, select Post to post your announcement to the community.
Sometimes your message needs to stand out with announcements. With options for a headline and bright background colors, community announcements help your message cut through noise.
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In Teams, select Community from the app bar on the left side of the screen.
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Select the community you want to create an announcement.
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Select Announcement.
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In the new announcement window, you can:
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Type a headline, select a Color scheme
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Use the options to format your announcement.
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In the Type a new message area, you can compose your message and @ mention someone in the community.
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You can include Media, Attach a file, and select the emoji button
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Create a Poll to send to your community. Learn more about how to create a poll.
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When you're ready, select Post to post your announcement to the community.
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Go to the post in the community that you would like to reply to and select Reply.
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You can type your message in the Reply field.
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You'll also have the option to Format your message, include Media, Attach a file, select the emoji button
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When you're ready, select Send
When you create a post or announcement or send a reply, use the options to format your message.
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Use the format options to customize your message with Bold, Italic, Underline, and much more.
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Include Media
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Attach files
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Add Emojis
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Select the Giphy button to express your thoughts.
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Create with Designer
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Create a Poll
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Type a headline, select a Color scheme
Post to a channel
Channels make it easier to focus on specific objectives and projects. You can use channels to post topics like Announcements and Q&As.
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In Teams, select Community from the app on the left side of the screen.
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Select the channel you want to create a new post to.
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Select Start a new post.
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In the new post window, you can:
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Add a subject your post.
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Use the options to format your post or announcement.
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In the Type a new message area, you can compose your message and @ mention someone in the community.
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You can include Media, Attach a file, and select the emoji button
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Create a Poll to send to your community. Learn more about how to create a poll.
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When you're ready, select Post to post to the channel.
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In Teams, select Community from the app on the left side of the screen.
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Select the channel you want to create an announcement to.
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Select Announcement.
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In the new announcement window, you can:
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Type a headline, select a Color scheme
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Add a subhead to your post.
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Use the options to format your post or announcement.
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In the Type a new message area, you can compose your message and @ mention someone in the community.
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You can include Media, Attach a file, and select the emoji button
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Select the Create with Designer
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Create a Poll to send to your community. Learn more about how to create a poll.
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When you're ready, select Post to post your announcement to the channel.
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In Teams, go to the channel where you want to send a reply message.
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Find the post in the channel and select Reply underneath the message.
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You can type your message in the Reply field where you can:
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Use the options to Format your message.
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You can include Media, Attach a file, and select the emoji button
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Select the Create with Designer
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Create a Poll to send to your channel. Learn more about how to create a poll.
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When you're ready, select Send
When you create a post or announcement or send a reply, use the options to format your message.
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Use the format options to customize your message with Bold, Italic, Underline, and much more.
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Include Media
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Attach files
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Add Emojis
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Select the Giphy button to express your thoughts.
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Create with Designer
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Create a Poll
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Type a headline, select a Color scheme
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