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jackiebell1968
Copper Contributor
Jul 29, 2019

How do i get more channels

I am using Teams for the 1st time with the rest of my department and I am trying to set up my channels with sub channels, which I have just discovered I can't but I've received a message to say we ar...
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ChrisWebbTech's avatar
ChrisWebbTech
MVP
Jul 29, 2019
Ok, to summarize here :).

Your max channel limit is 200 channels. When you create channels you can choose to auto show them for your users in the Team, You can have a max of 10 of these set to auto show at any given time.

All you have to do is uncheck the auto show box if you need to create many channels. You can then tell your users to go click on the channels they want shown in their lists. But at any given time you can only have those 10 at any one time.
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AnthonyOuterbridge
Copper Contributor
Apr 15, 2020

ChrisWebbTech  do you know if Microsoft plans via a future release of Teams to increase the number of channels that can be set to auto-show for all members which now stands at 10 to a higher limit.

 

Please advise if you are able

 

Thanks

Anthony Outerbridge

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    ChrisWebbTech
    MVP
    Apr 15, 2020
    Not that I’m aware of. I would suggest checking out uservoice and adding votes to an existing if it exists which I’m betting it does. If you find I’d vote for it as well so please share.


    One thing to note you can remove the setting from a channel and add it to another channel to add it for everyone it will not remove the old showing. So you can technically exceed 10. The only negative with the approach is new members will get the 10 actively set but existing can get more than 10 as you slowly shift the setting around.