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# How to display Microsoft Teams messages on digital signage using Pickcel?

> Connect a Microsoft Teams channel to Pickcel to display live team messages on your digital signage screens

This guide shows you how to connect a Microsoft Teams channel to Pickcel and display its messages on your digital signage screens, useful for internal announcements, standups, and team recognition boards.

## Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

* A Microsoft account with access to the Team and Channel you want to display
* Permission to allow Pickcel to read messages from that channel on your behalf

<Info>
  Pickcel only reads messages from the Team and Channel you select. It cannot post or modify messages.
</Info>

***

<Steps>
  <Step title="Search for and create the app">
    Log in to your [Pickcel account](https://console.pickcel.com/). Go to the **Apps** module and search for **Teams**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-01-search-for-app-v2.QKCZTS7vQeTM.png" alt="Search for Microsoft Teams app" />
    </Frame>

    Click the **Microsoft Teams** app card, then click **Create App** in the app details panel.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-02-click-create-app-v2.OTwcBjTlmQYS.png" alt="Click Create App" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Log in with your Microsoft account">
    Click **Login with Microsoft** and sign in with an account that has access to the Team and Channel you want to display. Pickcel needs this connection to read messages on your behalf.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-03-login-with-microsoft-v2.Bz0h6YHQAQ-J.png" alt="Login with Microsoft" />
    </Frame>

    Once you're signed in, a confirmation toast appears and the app configuration form loads.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-04-account-connected-v2.T2WJM1ifF6gZ.png" alt="Microsoft account connected" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter a name and select your Team">
    Enter a **Name** for the app so you can identify it later in the **Media** section, then choose the **Team** whose messages you want to display.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-05-select-team-v2._h223N9MWfZu.png" alt="Select Team" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the Channel">
    Pick the **Channel** within that Team to pull messages from.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-06-select-channel-v2.t9Isc0lHuaDM.png" alt="Select Channel" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the number of posts">
    Choose how many recent posts from the channel to cycle through.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-07-select-number-of-posts-v2.a2V4eglB50h8.png" alt="Set number of posts" />
    </Frame>

    <Note>
      The number of posts must be 5 or more.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the slide duration">
    Decide how long each post stays on screen before moving to the next.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-08-enter-slide-duration-v2.ZXZCN3xlbCzf.png" alt="Set slide duration" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the app">
    Click **Create App** to finish.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-10-create-app-button-v2.n4DTeY8cvpsw.png" alt="Click Create App" />
    </Frame>

    Your Microsoft Teams app is now ready to use.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  If the connected Microsoft account doesn't have access to the selected Team and Channel, the app shows no messages instead of an error.
</Warning>

## What's Next?

Use the app to create a composition, or preview it first.

Click **Create Composition** right after creating the app to add it to a layout.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-09-app-created-success-v2.dGUvL4cr4Ffu.png" alt="Microsoft Teams app created successfully, with option to create a composition" />
</Frame>

Or go to **Media**, click the app's thumbnail to preview it, and assign it to a composition later.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-11-preview-from-media-list-v2.C_sF4m8Atvd_.png" alt="Microsoft Teams app in the Media list, ready to preview" />
</Frame>

Here's how the messages look once the app is live on screen.

<Frame caption="You can even show images alongside the message text.">
  <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/microsoft-teams/teams-12-preview-on-screen-v2.dWnrCXVgn2nh.png" alt="Microsoft Teams app preview on screen, showing a message with an attached image" />
</Frame>

<Note>
  * Learn about [Compositions](/compositions/compositions)
  * Learn how to [Publish or Schedule Content](/schedule-and-publish/publish-overview)
</Note>