Chats that bring plans to life

Chats in Microsoft Teams help you get things done. Use instant polls¹ to make quick decisions, assign tasks to help with chores at home, and block time for a group meetup—all without leaving your chats.

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Manage group tasks

Create shared to-do lists in any group chat and manage tasks big and small together. Add new items to a list, assign tasks to others, set due dates, and check off completed items.

Learn how to set up a shared task list

Desktop and mobile views of a shared to-do list in Teams.

A mobile view of a group chat in Teams with shared photos and a task list.

Convert messages into tasks

Instantly convert a message in a group chat to a task item² and assign it to an existing task list.

Learn how to convert a message into a task

Create polls

Easily create and post polls¹ in any chat and get everyone’s responses in real time.

A mobile view of a poll and the results in Teams.

A family sharing Excel files and photos in a group chat in Teams.

Share files

Easily share and store files, web links, photos, and videos in your group chats. All shared content is automatically organized in dashboard², so everything is always at your fingertips.

Schedule group calls

Schedule your group’s next get together directly from chats². The meeting link appears in the group chat² and in the dashboard² view so everyone knows when the next catch-up is happening.

Learn how to schedule a group meeting in chat