How to add/update channel owner in Teams

Modified on: Thu, Mar 13 2025 12:05 PM

PURPOSE

To add or update someone an owner to a Microsoft Team.

 

PROCESS

  1. If you want to make someone an owner or view who's an owner of an existing team: 
  2. To the right of the team name, select More options More options button > Manage team.
    • manage team
  3. Select the dropdown next to Members and guests to see all team members. 
  4. The Role column on the right tells you if someone is a team member or team owner. 
  5. To make someone an owner, select the dropdown and then choose Owner.
    • select team owners
  6. You can also make someone a team owner while you're creating a team. 
  7. When you're adding team members, choose whether each new person is going to be a team member or team owner by selecting Owner under the Member menu.
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