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    {
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        "content": "as%20a%20screen%20reader%20user%2C%20how%20do%20i%20add%20participants%20to%20a%20chat%20in%20microsoft%20teams."
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        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Here\u2019s how to add people to a chat in Microsoft Teams when you\u2019re using a screen reader. I\u2019ll cover both starting a new group chat and adding participants to an existing chat, with keyboard-focused instructions.\n\n---\n\n## \ud83d\ude80 Starting a New Group Chat\n\n1. Press **Ctrl + 2**.  \n   This takes you to the **Chat** tab. ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Accessibility/teams/quick-start-guide-using-microsoft-teams-with-a-screen-reader?utm_source=openai))\n\n2. Press **Ctrl + N** (or sometimes **Ctrl + Shift + N**) to start a new chat. ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Accessibility/teams/quick-start-guide-using-microsoft-teams-with-a-screen-reader?utm_source=openai))\n\n3. Focus moves to the **To:** field. Type the name(s), email(s), or phone number(s) of the people you want to add.  \n   As you type, Teams suggests matches. Use the **Down Arrow** and **Up Arrow** to navigate suggestions, then press **Enter** to select. ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Accessibility/teams/quick-start-guide-using-microsoft-teams-with-a-screen-reader?utm_source=openai))\n\n4. After you\u2019ve added at least two people, you\u2019ll have the option to enter a **group name** (for the chat) in the group name field. ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Accessibility/teams/quick-start-guide-using-microsoft-teams-with-a-screen-reader?utm_source=openai))\n\n5. Press **Tab** until you reach the message box (\u201cType a new message\u201d), then type and press **Enter** to send. ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Accessibility/teams/quick-start-guide-using-microsoft-teams-with-a-screen-reader?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n## \ud83d\udc64 Adding Participants to an Existing Chat\n\n1. Open Microsoft Teams and go to the **Chat** tab (again, **Ctrl + 2**). ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Accessibility/teams/quick-start-guide-using-microsoft-teams-with-a-screen-reader?utm_source=openai))\n\n2. Navigate (using Tab or the Up/Down arrows) to the chat you want to add someone to. Press **Enter** to open it. ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/accessibility/teams/use-a-screen-reader-to-add-members-to-a-team-in-microsoft-teams?utm_source=openai))\n\n3. Once the chat is open, there\u2019s usually a button labeled **\u201cView and add participants\u201d**, or sometimes an **Add people** link/icon at the top of the chat. To reach it:\n   - Press **Tab** until you hear something like **\u201cView and add participants, button\u201d**. Press **Enter**. ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams/meetings/access-meeting-chat-in-microsoft-teams?utm_source=openai))\n\n4. Type the **name**, **email**, or **tag** of the person you want to add in the field that appears.  \n   Use the arrow keys to select the correct suggestion and press **Enter**. ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams/meetings/access-meeting-chat-in-microsoft-teams?utm_source=openai))\n\n5. After selecting, **confirm** the addition by pressing an **Add** button. Sometimes you\u2019ll have to choose how much chat history to share (if you want them to see past messages). ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams/meetings/access-meeting-chat-in-microsoft-teams?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n## \u26a0\ufe0f Other Details & Limitations\n\n- If you try adding someone **outside your organization** to a meeting chat, you may be forced to create a **new group chat**, and the external person may have limited access to chat history. ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams/meetings/access-meeting-chat-in-microsoft-teams?utm_source=openai))  \n- When someone is added to a chat, whether they can see *history* from before they joined depends on how the chat or meeting was set up. ([support.microsoft.com](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams/meetings/access-meeting-chat-in-microsoft-teams?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\nIf you tell me whether you're on **Windows with JAWS/NVDA**, **macOS**, or **mobile (iOS/Android)**, I\u2019ll walk you through the exact keystrokes or gestures for your setup."
    }
]