How to - Create a Private Channel in Microsoft Teams

Step-1: Open the Microsoft Teams desktop app, then select the particular team for which you want to create a private channel. Then click … then click on Add channel.

Step-2: Then it will open the Create a channel page. Here provide the below details:

• Channel name – Name of the channel
• Description – Short description about the channel
• Privacy – Here select, Private – Accessible only to a specific group of people within the team. This will make the channel as a private channel.

Step-3: Next step, it will optionally ask you to add users to the private channel. Provide the user name and click on Add. The user will be added to the private channel. And it will appear in their teams.

Step-4: Now, you can see the private channel created with a lock icon. The content can be visible to users who are part of the channel.

This is how to create a private channel in Microsoft teams.