Hovering your cursor over the channel names provides the following options: Click the plus icon, then click Join a Channel.Ī window will appear with a list of channels you can join or search for a specific channel.The chat list will also indicate if the channel is public or private. Click the Team Chat tab, then click Channels to see a list of channels you currently belong to.How to view and join channels Join channels through the Contacts tab Private channels on paid accounts can have up to 5000 members, while private channels on free accounts can have up to 500 members.Public channels can have up to 10,000 members.Zoom mobile app for Android or iOS: Global minimum version or higher.Zoom desktop client for Windows, macOS, or Linux: Global minimum version or higher.Prerequisites for chat channels Joining and using chat channels: Public channels are specific to an account and cannot be found by external users, but external contacts can be added to a channel if allowed by admins. Public channels are searchable and joinable by all members of an account, and all members of that account need no special invitation to join, but they can be added to the channel by current members as well. Private channels cannot be searched for and found by users who are not already a member of the channel current members of the channel must add those other members to give them access. These channels generally serve as longer-term collaboration forums, such as specific teams, channels serving a specific purpose or topic (Ask IT, for example), and announcement channels. Channels allow you to create private or public groups where you can send messages, files, images, and start an instant meeting with channel members.