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Go-to guide for team owners in Microsoft Teams

Modified on: Wed, Jul 9 2025 12:26 PM

As a team owner, you can add or remove members and guests, promote members to owners, manage settings, add apps, and archive teams that are no longer in use.


1. Add members

  • In the team's list, go to the team's name and select More options More options button > Add members.
  • Type in the name or email address of someone you want to add.
  • Select Add.




2. Remove members

  • In the teams list, go to the team name and select More options More options button > Manage team.
  • Under Members, select the X to the far right of the name of the person you'd like to remove



3. Add team owners

  • In the teams list, go to the team name and select More options More options button > Manage team.
  • In the Members tab, under Role, select the down arrow and change Member to Owner.




4. Change team settings

Go to the team name and select More options More options button > Manage team. From there, you can access your team Settings tab, which lets you:

  • Change the team picture.
  • Member permissions 
  • Guest permissions 
  • @mentions 
  • Team code - Share this code so people can join the team directly
  • Fun stuff - Allow memes, GIFs or stickers



5. Manage and add Apps

  • Go to the team name and select More options More options button > Manage team.
  • In the Apps tab, you can manage the apps your team uses.
  • Select Get more apps to find and install a new app.



6. Archive a team

  • Go to the team name and select More options More options button > Manage team.
  • Under ALL, find the name of the team you want to archive, select More options ...> Archive team













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