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With Shifts in Microsoft Teams, create a schedule, assign shifts to your team members, copy and reuse shifts, and add open shifts.
Schedules and groups
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To create a new schedule:
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Select Create a new schedule to build one from scratch.
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Select View to choose an existing schedule.
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Select Create on the team you want. You must be a team owner to create one.
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Select Add group to organize your schedule based on a job type or location.
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To name the group, select More options > Rename group, type a group name, and then select Save.
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To add people to a group, select Add people, choose someone, and then select Add.
Tip: When you rename a shift's group name, people are automatically assigned tags that match their schedule and shift. This lets you @mention anyone currently on your shift in a chat or channel of a team. See Using tags in Teams to learn more.
Create a shift for a team member
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To create a shift for someone, select their row, and then select More options > Add shift.
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Add or edit start and end times, a custom label, break times, shift notes, and activities, and then select Save.
Copy a shift
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To reuse the same shift across your schedule, on the shift, select More options > Copy. Or, press CTRL + C.
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To include shift activities, turn the Always include shift activities when copying shifts toggle On, and then select Done.
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To paste, choose an empty slot and select More options > Paste. Or, press Ctrl + V.
Add an open shift
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Choose a day, and then select More options > Add open shift.
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If you need to copy or switch to another schedule, select Copy schedule, or select the menu and then choose a shift to switch to.