Update Team Membership and Name in Microsoft Teams

Summary

Team Owners can add, remove, or modify members and update the Team name in Microsoft Teams.

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Requirements

Managing Team Members

Open Team Management

  • In the Teams left sidebar, locate your team.
  • Click the three dots (⋯) next to the team name.
  • Select Manage team.

Add Members

  • In the Manage Team window, click the + Add member button.
  • In the pop-up window, start typing the name or email address of the person you want to add.
  • Select the correct user from the list.

Assign Role if Necessary

  • By default, new users are added as Members.
  • To make someone an Owner, use the dropdown next to their name before clicking Add.

Modify Roles or Remove Users

  • To remove a member, click the X next to their name.
  • To promote a member to Owner, use the Role dropdown next to their name and select Owner.
  • To demote an Owner to Member, go to the Owners section and change their role using the dropdown.

Changing the Team Name

Open Team Settings

  • In the Teams sidebar, locate your team.
  • Click the ⋯ (three dots) next to the team name.
  • Select Manage team.
  • In the Manage Team window, click the Settings tab at the top.

Edit the Team Name

  • Click Edit next to the team name
  • Enter the new name.
  • Click Done to save your changes.

 

Details

Details

Article ID: 3184
Created
Fri 8/8/25 11:09 AM
Modified
Wed 8/13/25 4:15 PM