Manage Team Settings and Permissions in Microsoft Teams

📌 Purpose

• Provide a reference for managing team settings, permissions, and members in Microsoft Teams.

👥 Audience

• Salve faculty and staff who are team owners

🖥️ Applies To

• Microsoft Teams
• Windows / Mac
• Teams Desktop and Web App

🛠️ Instructions

Change Team Name, Description, or Privacy

1. Open Microsoft Teams and locate the team.
2. Select More options (⋯) next to the team name.
3. Click Manage team.
4. Go to the Settings tab.
5. Expand Team details and select Edit.
6. Update the team name, description, or privacy setting.
7. Select Done.

Add Members or Guests

1. Select the team name.
2. Click More options (⋯) → Add member.
3. Enter a user’s name or email address.
4. Select Add.

Archive a Team

1. Go to Your teams and channels.
2. Find the team you want to archive.
3. Select More options (⋯).
4. Click Archive team.

Restore an Archived Team

1. Go to Your teams.
2. Select Archived Teams from the drop down.
3. Locate the archived team.
4. Select More options (⋯) → Restore team.

👤 Team Roles

• Owners – Manage team settings, members, and administrative tasks.
• Members – Participate in conversations and collaborate on files.
• Guests – External collaborators with limited permissions.

💡 Tips

• Teams can have multiple owners. 
• Archiving a team freezes activity but keeps files and conversations available for reference.
• Archived teams can be restored at any time by a team owner.