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Access right for external members in Teams
Hi, I would like to know if and when the Teams roadmap plans extended access right settings for external members, so, for example to prevent that externals can see certain files? Our scenario is that ...
You can do this today
As the owner of the Team simply go to a Team Channel > Files, click open in SharePoint and in the SharePoint site amend the access permissions of visitors on folders or the files themselves. So guests will not even see certain folders or files.
A blog which shows how to edit such permissions is here -
https://microsoft365pro.co.uk/2019/07/14/teams-real-simple-with-pictures-controlling-who-can-edit-documents-in-a-channel/
Hope that answers your question
Best, Chris
As the owner of the Team simply go to a Team Channel > Files, click open in SharePoint and in the SharePoint site amend the access permissions of visitors on folders or the files themselves. So guests will not even see certain folders or files.
A blog which shows how to edit such permissions is here -
https://microsoft365pro.co.uk/2019/07/14/teams-real-simple-with-pictures-controlling-who-can-edit-documents-in-a-channel/
Hope that answers your question
Best, Chris
Hi Christopher,
thank you for your answer.
This applies only to file tabs in a channel? Whereas the solution Adam mentioned above applies to all kind of channels and all tabs within?
Best regards, Sandy
thank you for your answer.
This applies only to file tabs in a channel? Whereas the solution Adam mentioned above applies to all kind of channels and all tabs within?
Best regards, Sandy