Need to collaborate with people outside NUS? Team owners may choose to add external partners (e.g. overseas universities, industry professionals) as guests in Microsoft Teams.
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- Go to the team name, click on More options " . . . " and "Add members", and enter the guest's email address (works with any valid email).
- Go to team settings and manage guest permissions as necessary.
- The guest receives invitation in a welcome email which must be accepted before he/she can access the team and channels.
- Guest users who have an email address that belongs to an Azure Active Directory or Office 365 work or school account can accept the invitation directly.
- Guest users who have an email address that belongs to an Azure Active Directory or Office 365 work or school account can accept the invitation directly.
If the guest doesn’t yet have a Microsoft Account associated with their email address, they will be directed to create one for free.
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Capability in Teams | Teams User in NUS | Guest User outside NUS |
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| Create a channel (Team owners can control this setting) |  | |
Participate in a private chat | |
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Participate in a channel conversation |
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Post, delete and edit messages |
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Share a channel file |
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Share a chat file |
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Add apps (tabs, bots, or connectors) |
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Create meetings or access schedules |
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Access OneDrive for Business storage |
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Create a team |
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Discover and join a public team |
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View organisation chart |
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Do guests need Office 365 subscription?
No, guests do not require Office 365 licenses to join your team.
However, that means they will not have access to some Office 365 apps like Forms (including Quiz Assignments in Teams), if you choose to use them.