Can I chat with someone external to UniSA in Microsoft Teams?

You can chat with other organisations or users of Microsoft Teams.

You will need their email address and as long as they have Microsoft Teams or Skype for Business with external access enabled in their organisation, you can start chatting with them”

  1. Click on the 'New Chat' icon to start a chat
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  2. Enter the full email address in the to: field
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  3. A prompt will appear with the following message 'We couldn't find any matches'
  4. Click on the 'Search .... externally'
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  5. The email address should resolve and you can now click on the address and enter your text in the chat field
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  6. The chat address will appear with the 'External' description
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