In Teams, tags allow you to @mention a group of people at once.


Team tags

Team tags can be used in all public channels (channels without a lock icon). They cannot be used in private channels.

  1. Right click on the top-level team name
  2. Click Manage tags
  3. Click Create tag
  4. Enter the tag name and description
  5. Start typing the name of the desired member
  6. Select them from the list
  7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have added all desired members to the list
  8. Click Create


Channel tags

Channel tags can only be used in the channel that they are created in.

  1. Right click on a channel with a lock icon
  2. Click Manage channel tags
  3. Click Create tag
  4. Enter the tag name and description
  5. Start typing the name of the desired member
  6. Select them from the list
  7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have added all desired members to the list
  8. Click Create


How to modify an existing tag

  1. Right click on the team/channel
  2. Click Manage tags
  3. Click the tag you want to modify
  4. Make changes
    • Remove a member by clicking the X at the end of their line
    • Add a member by clicking the Add People icon in the upper right 
    • Change tag information by clicking the pencil icon in the upper right