Shared Channels are a channel within a Microsoft Teams Team. There are two stand out features which make this type of channel so eagerly anticipated

1. People (and Teams) can be given access to just the channel, without needing to join the team
2. Even channels hosted by another organisation are found in the list of Teams without any need to switch organisation.  For anyone used to organisation switching they will know this is a big bonus.

Setting up shared channels is not the simplest process. In this walk through we will see the process to set up a shared channel from the hosting organisation and from a joining organisation.

NOTE: All Shared Channel features are OFF by default.

Organisation 1 – The Host

Shared Channels are set up by one organisation which we will call the host. The channel and all the information in it are stored in their tenant and…