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.
Step 1: Go to the team name, click on More options [ . . . ] > Add members, and enter the guest's email address (works with any valid email).
Step 2: Go to team settings and manage guest capabilities as necessary.
Step 3: 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.
- If the guest doesn’t yet have a Microsoft Account associated with their email address, they will be directed to create one for free.
Step 4: What happens after guests accept the invitation?
In the team, a banner indicates "This team has guests" and a "GUEST" label appears next to each guest's name.
Here are what the guests can do in our tenant:
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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