Shared Channel guides
A Microsoft Teams channel that can include members from other Microsoft 365 tenants. See the glossary entry →
6 guides touch on shared channel.
- External access and guest access in Microsoft Teams
The four ways outsiders can collaborate with you in Teams — and the trade-offs between guest, external access, shared channels, and anonymous join.
- External collaboration in Microsoft 365, explained
B2B guests, Teams external access, shared channels, SharePoint links, cross-tenant sync: what each layer does, how they stack, and which to use when.
- Microsoft Teams channels explained
Standard, private, and shared Teams channels: how they differ in membership, storage, and security, when to use each, and the design decisions that matter.
- Private vs shared channels in Microsoft Teams
When to reach for a private channel versus a shared channel — the membership model, storage, and external-access trade-offs.
- Teams external collaboration patterns
Picking the right external-collaboration pattern in Microsoft Teams — guests, shared channels, federation, anonymous join.
- Teams shared channels vs standard channels
Shared channel vs standard channel in Teams: membership model, where files live, what's missing in shared channels, B2B direct connect, and a rule of thumb.