Joining a chat in Microsoft Teams (free)
If you receive a one-to-one or group chat invitation from someone you haven't chatted with before in Microsoft Teams (free), you'll be prompted to accept the invitation before joining the chat. You can accept or block any unknown invitation.
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If you accept the invitation, the inviter can send you messages and view some account information, such as your name and status.
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If you block a person, they won't be able to send you messages or view your status. To learn more about blocking or unblocking or a contact, see Block as contact in Microsoft Teams (free).
Join a one-to-one chat from a new contact
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Go to the new chat in your Chat requests.
Note: The new chat will remain in your Chat requests until you take action with the chat. To remove, choose Accept or Block.
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You'll have three options:
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Preview messages - View the messages in the chat before deciding if you want to Accept or Block the contact.
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Accept - This will accept the invitation so you can view the chat and start messaging your new contact. This gives the new contact access to your profile and presence status. The chat will remain in your Recent chat list.
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Block - This will block the person and they won't have access to your profile or presence status. However, you'll still have the chat in your Recent chat list. Learn more about deleting a chat.
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Join a group chat from a new contact
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Go to the new group chat in your Chat requests list.
Note: The new chat will remain in your Chat requests until you take action with the chat. To remove, choose Accept or Block.
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You'll have three options:
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Preview messages - View messages in the group chat before deciding if you want to select OK to join or Delete chat.
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OK - This will accept the invitation so you can view the chat and start messaging the group.
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Delete chat - This will delete the chat and will give you the option to block the initiator as well if necessary. The group chat will be deleted from your Chat requests list.
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For more help, contact support or ask a question in the Microsoft Teams Community.
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