Team: Creating a Team from an Existing Team

Summary

This article goes over how to create a new team on Microsoft Teams from an already existing team using various templates.

How-To

Instructions

Step 1 - Select the Teams tab on the left side of the application.

Step 2 - Click Join or create teams at the bottom of the teams list.

Step 3 - Press Create a team.

Step 4 - Click Create a team using an existing team as a template.

Step 5 - Select the team you would like to create a copy of and click Choose team.

Step 6 - Use the check boxes to pick which parts of the team to copy: channels, tabs, settings, apps, and/or members.

Step 7 - Rename the team, update the description.  If desired, change it from private to public, and change the data classification.

Step 8 - Click Create.

Step 9 - Once the team is created, add members in the dialog box that displays.

Note: If needed, you can add multiple people by typing the name of a contact group (formerly known as a "distribution list"), security group, or Office 365 group.

Outcome

Your new Team is created.

Further Readings

Microsoft -- Create a team from an existing team 

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