Sharing files

Teams provides an extremely simple collaboration platform to exchange files with colleagues and teams. Files in public teams can be accessed by everyone. Private teams only provide access to team members. Teams lets you share files within each channel.

The next section explains the different ways that files can be uploaded to Teams.

Getting ready

All members of a team can upload files to any channel they wish to.

How to do it...

There are multiple ways of adding files to your team channel, which we will explore in detail.

Sharing files via the Upload button

To upload files within teams:

1. Select Teams from the left-hand side pane.
2. Click on a channel.

3. Go to the Files tab (as shown):

   

   Figure 8.61: Sharing Files

4. Click on Upload.

Select the file you want to upload. The file is stored in the Team’s channel and is accessible to all team members.

Sharing files via conversations

To share files with peers in a conversation:

1. Select Teams from the left-hand side pane...