I. Intro

Groups are where communication and collaboration happens in Feishu. All members in a team can create new groups and each group allows up to 5,000 people to join.

II. Steps

1.Create a group on the homepage

•Click the + icon next to the search bar and select New Group. Select Chat, Topic, or Secret for Group Mode, fill in Group Name (optional), and edit Group Photo.

•You can click Groups I manage to add all members in the groups you created to a new group. You can also select a department, add all members in that department to a new group, finish selecting, and then click Create.

2.Create a group from a private chat

A new group can be created when you wish to bring in new members into an existing private chat. The private chat history can be synced to the new group to keep new members up to date.

•Click the New Group icon in the upper-left corner.

•Add group members, click Groups I manage to add all members in the groups you created or departments you supervise. Fill in Group Name (optional). Names can contain up to 100 characters. If no group name is given, the system randomly selects 4 group members and put their names together as the group name.

•Check Sync messages to sync the chat history in private chats to the new group and click Create to complete.

III. FAQs

I am not a department supervisor, can I create groups by department?

Yes, but you may only select departments that are visible to you.

How can I avoid risks that might arise from members creating department groups?

The company administrator can adjust Visible scope of organization so that only members from that department can be viewed.