Issue/Question
- How do I use the Chat function in Teams?
Resolution
The chat is designed to be easy for you to use as a Team member. You can chat to your entire Team, chat privately (one-on-one), add more people to the discussion, make a phone or video call, share a screen with the people you are chatting with, and format (or dress up) your text during your exchange.
How to get to Chat
- Click
to start a chat with other members of your team or outside contacts.
You will see the Chat screen. Your most recent chats will appear on the left. The chat currently selected on the list will appear on the right.
Chat with your entire Team
Go to the 
list, pick one of your Teams, pick a channel and you can communicate with that entire Team,
- Click Posts.
- Enter your text
- Press
.
- After a Team members responds, you can click on the Reply link and chat back and forth.
For more information about chats in channels, please see Teams: What are Channels in MS Teams?
Chat one-on-one
- To communicate one-on-one, select the Team member you wish to communicate with by:
- clicking on their name on the Recent screen or
- clicking on your contact list and selecting their card or
- click
and entering the persons name.
Formatting and other options
You can format you text using the formatting options:
Format text
Attach a file to your chat response
Add an Emoji
Add a GIF
Add a Sticker
Switch to video conference
Stream (if available)
Praise
Create a form
Add an App
For more information on the Chat function in Teams, please see Start a chat in Teams and Six things to know about Teams Chat