diff --git a/Teams/create-an-org-wide-team.md b/Teams/create-an-org-wide-team.md index 8975876abc..33b758ec79 100644 --- a/Teams/create-an-org-wide-team.md +++ b/Teams/create-an-org-wide-team.md @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ There are two ways to create an organization-wide team: ## Types of users in an organization-wide team -When an organization-wide team is created, all Global administrators and Teams administrators are added as team owners, and all active users are added as team members. Team members can't leave an organization-wide team, but team owners can manually add or remove users if needed. When Teams automatically adds or removes someone, a notification is sent to the *General* channel. +When an organization-wide team is created, all Global administrators and Teams administrators are added as team owners, and all active users are added as team members. Team members can't leave an organization-wide team, but team owners can manually add or remove users if needed. When Teams automatically adds or removes someone, a notification is sent to the first created channel of the team, i.e. *General* channel, if not renamed by the team owner. Unlicensed users are also added to the team. The first time an unlicensed user signs in to Teams, they're assigned a **Microsoft Teams Exploratory** license. To learn more about the Teams Exploratory license, check out [Manage the Microsoft Teams Exploratory license](teams-exploratory.md). @@ -61,23 +61,25 @@ The following types of accounts aren't added to your organization-wide team: To get the most out of your organization-wide team, we recommend that team owners do the following tasks: -### Allow only team owners to post to the *General* channel +### Allow only team owners to post to the first created channel of the team -Reduce channel noise by having only team owners post to the *General* channel. +Reduce channel noise by having only team owners post to the first created channel of the team. -1. Go to the team, locate the *General* channel, and then select **... More options** > **Manage channel**. -2. On the **Settings** tab, select **Permissions**, and then select **Only owners can post messages**. +1. Go to the team, select **... More options** > **Manage team**. +1. On the **Settings** tab, select **Permissions**, and then select **Only owners can post messages**. ### Turn off @team and @[team name] mentions Reduce @mentions to keep them from overloading the entire organization. -1. Go to the team and select **... More options** > **Manage Team**. -2. On the **Settings** tab, select **@mentions** > turn off **Show members the option to @team or @[team name]**. +1. Go to the team and select **... More options** > **Manage team**. +1. On the **Channels** tab, locate the first created channel with the home icon. +1. Select **... More options** > **Manage channel**. +1. On the **Settings** tab, select **@mentions** and turn off **Show members the option to @team or @[team name]**. -### Automatically show important channels +### Recommend important channels -Show important channels to ensure everyone in your organization engages in specific conversations. To learn more, see [Auto-favorite channels for the whole team](https://support.office.com/article/auto-favorite-channels-for-the-whole-team-a948272c-5aa5-429c-863c-4e1e1cd6b0f6). +Mark important channels as "Recommend that people show this channel in their channel lists" to ensure everyone in your organization engages in specific conversations. To learn more, see [Recommend channels for the whole team](https://support.office.com/article/auto-favorite-channels-for-the-whole-team-a948272c-5aa5-429c-863c-4e1e1cd6b0f6). ### Set up channel moderation