Within this example Team you'll find a number of subsections too known as "channels". These let people organize conversations into specific topics, sometimes with specific members. For example, in this group we've got a General channel where announcements and general discussion should be made as well as a Help and How to channel for support requests which are open to all members. However there may be a select few that would want to talk Spreadsheet wizardry or using SharePoint to share training material without publishing it to others -- this is where a channel would be of great use. Channels can be accessed below our group name in the team selector. On the Desktop/Tablet version, this is in the sidebar next to the menu. On mobile, press the Teams button to summon it. Once there, select the name of the team (in our example the Health Academy Office 365 Test & Support Group) and then the channel you wish to visit and it will appear on the right (where you are reading this now).

Figure 4 - Desktop/Tablet Version

Figure 5 - Mobile Version

Prefer to chat to a single person (we'll call these 1:1 chats going forward) or just want to send a quick message to a select group of people (we'll call this group chats)? There is a direct messaging (or DM) system too. You can access DMs using the "Chat" button in the left/bottom menu shown above.

Sending Basic Messages

The text box in each channel or chat provides your means of communication with others.

To send a simple message simply type in your message using the large message box at the bottom of the screen and press the enter key on your keyboard or the "paper airplane" button on the right, just below the text box:

Figure 6 - Desktop/Tablet Version

Figure 7 - Mobile Version

To access the message box on mobile, you may need to press this button first:

Figure 8