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Creating a new team in the RingCentral app for desktop and web
Last updated on January 13, 2023
RingCentral App for Desktop: Creating Teams
A team is a conversation among several people used to communicate with co-workers or collaborators on a project.
Any RingCentral user can create a team. The person who creates a team becomes that team’s administrator.
You have several options for creating a team:
- Click the New actions button, then select Create team from the dropdown.
- In the left panel, hover over the Teams header, then click the Create team icon at the right.
- Convert an existing group into a team.
Creating a team
- Click the New actions icon at the top right.
- Select Create team from the dropdown.
- Enter a name for your team in the Team name field.
- In the Members field, add people by entering their names or email addresses.
- Describe your team in the Team description field (optional).
- In the Type of team dropdown, select Private or Public.
- You can join a public team without an invite.
- Click the toggles to configure your team’s settings.
- Click Create. Once you’ve created your team, it will appear in the Teams section in the left panel.
Note: If you’ve added a non-RingCentral user to a team using their email address, they’ll receive an invite that asks them to set up a RingCentral account. Once they do, they’ll be added to the team as a guest.
Configuring team settings
- Allow team members to add other members: Lets non-admin members invite new members. Only available for private teams.
- Allow members to post messages: Makes this team read-only. Non-admins will be unable to post in this team.
- Allow members to @team mention: Lets non-admins use the @team mention in a message.
- Allow members to pin post: Lets non-admins pin posts in the conversation.
- Allow members to add apps: Lets non-admins add apps and add-ins.
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