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Can I give an external user access to log in to our Teams and use chat?
We have a class of user who is an employee of a 3rd party but works in our org in a role similar to some of our employees. They use a computer provided by their employer, and log in to that employer...
Steve Whitcher No, the guest account must be a member of at least one Team. Imagine if some users should only access a file or SharePoint site and if all of them could chat to each other 🙂
Hello Steve Whitcher Please see these online references for instructions on how to add a guest to your tenant:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/add-guests
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/manage-guests
Thank you. I didn't know if Guest access allowed users to use Chat functionality outside of a Team. So if I add a guest to azuread but do not add them to any teams, would they still be able to use Teams for 1:1 instant messaging with our staff?
Steve Whitcher No, the guest account must be a member of at least one Team. Imagine if some users should only access a file or SharePoint site and if all of them could chat to each other 🙂