Channels are dedicated sections within a team to keep conversations organized by specific topics, projects, disciplines—-whatever works for your team! To learn more about channels see video overview-of-teams-and-channels.
Files that you share in a channel (on the Files tab) are stored in SharePoint.
- Channels are places where conversations happen and where the work actually gets done. Channels can be open to all team members or, if you need a more select audience, they can be private. Standard channels are for conversations that everyone in a team can participate in and private channels limit communication to a subset of people in a team.
- Channels are most valuable when extended with apps that include tabs, connectors, and bots that increase their value to the members of the team.