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Collaboration

Teams and Topics

Organize your workspace effectively. Use Teams for people and Topics for projects.

Create a TeamCreate a TopicInvite MembersManage SettingsLeave or Archive

The difference between Teams and Topics

Teams

  • Structure: a team is a top-level container for a project or department (e.g. Marketing, Engineering).
  • Organization: it holds people and multiple Topics.
  • Purpose: keeps high-level groups organized.

Topics

  • Structure: a Topic lives inside a Team.
  • Organization: it is a dedicated space for specific discussions (e.g. #campaigns, #bugs, #announcements).
  • Purpose: keeps conversations focused and easy to find.

Create a Team

Start by bringing people together.

  1. 1Click Teams in the left sidebar.
  2. 2Click the + icon or Create Team.
  3. 3Enter a Team Name and optional Description.
  4. 4Add members by typing their names or emails.
  5. 5Click Create to finish.
Note: Admin permission may be required depending on your workspace settings.

Create a Topic

Organize discussions within your team.

  1. 1Open the Team where you want the Topic.
  2. 2Click + next to Topics or Create Topic.
  3. 3Enter the Topic Name and Description.
  4. 4Choose the Privacy setting: Public (visible to all Team members) or Private (invite-only).
  5. 5Click Create.

Public Topic

Visible to everyone in the Team. Good for general announcements.

Private Topic

Accessible only to invited members. Best for sensitive projects.

Invite members

To a Team

  • Go to the Team and click Details (info icon).
  • Select Members/Participants and click Add Members.
  • Search for people and invite them.

To a Topic

  • Go to the Topic and click Details.
  • Click Add Participants.
  • Select people from the Team to add to this specific Topic.

Manage settings

Notifications

Customize alerts per Team or Topic.

  • All Messages: get notified for everything.
  • Mentions Only: only when someone tags you or uses @all.
  • Nothing: silence all alerts.

Admin Controls

  • Edit Name/Description: update the purpose of the Team/Topic.
  • Archive: make it read-only but keep the history.
  • Delete: permanently remove it and all data (Admin only).

Leave or archive

Leaving

  • Go to Team/Topic details.
  • Click Leave Team or Leave Topic.
  • Confirm the action. You will lose access to new messages.

Archiving

Use Archive instead of Delete if you want to keep the history visible but stop new activity. Only Admins can archive.

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