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title: "Group Chats in Teams"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/26970914854/Group%20Chats%20in%20Teams"
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Student, faculty, and staff can participate in group chats in Teams.

> ✅ Please familiarize yourself with a one-on-one chat by reading this guide [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10749248089](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10749248089).

## Start a group chat

To create a group chat, follow the same process as starting a one-on-one chat. Simply add more than one recipient to your new chat.

## Managing a Group Chat

- Just as in a one-on-one chat, you can view the conversation or a list of all the files sent to the group by clicking on the **Files** tab.
- By default, the group name will be the last names of the participants. Customize this name by clicking on the pencil icon.
- To view the members or add more, click on the person icon in the top-right corner.
- ✅ Tip: you can use emojis to acknowledge a message instead of sending a message, which would notify everyone in the group.
  - To access the emojis, hover your cursor over a message.

## Related Guides

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