Creating a Team
Tips
A Team is a great alternative to an SU Google Shared Drive. You can use a Team solely for file storage and ignore all its other features.
Teams receive a file storage quota of 25gb. If you need more space, submit a request to archit@syr.edu.
If you are using a Team with a class, we can bulk add the students as Members. Submit a request to archit@syr.edu.
If using with a class, create a private file storage space for faculty and TAs to use by creating a Private Channel and then add the faculty/TAs to this channel as members. A private channel has a 25gb quota to start.
A Team’s file storage can appear right inside your OneDrive, making it easy to use files in your operating system’s file manager and avoid using a browser. See these steps to enable this.
Please note, Teams are automatically removed after one year if there is no interaction or activity. Owners will be alerted as this date approaches.
Creating a Team
In Teams, click the Teams icon on the left, then click the ‘+’ sign and then ‘Create team’.
If you are mainly using the Team for committee work, choose the Staff template.
Choose Private (usually) when asked what kind of team to create.
When naming the team, consider starting it with ARCH, which will make it easier to find and receive support in the future as it will be associated with the school.
After it’s created, you will be an ‘Owner’. It will prompt you to add Members and you can add their @syr.edu email addresses or add them later. If you want to make one of them a co-owner this can be done in the next step.
To adjust membership after the team is created, locate the team and click the three dots next to the name and then Manage Team.
Once you are in the Manage Team section, go to Settings and under Member permissions, decide if you want to customize their permissions. For example, to only allow members to delete and edit their own messages, configure as follows:
