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# Create a channel
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By default, all users other than guests can create channels. Administrators can
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[restrict the ability to create a channel](/help/configure-who-can-create-channels) to specific
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[roles](/help/roles-and-permissions).
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If you are an administrator setting up channels for the first time, check out our
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[guide to setting up channels for a new organization](/help/create-channels).
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## Create a channel
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{!create-a-channel-instructions.md!}
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## Channel options
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There are several parameters you can set while creating a channel. All but
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**Announce channel** you can change later.
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* **Channel name**: Appears in the left sidebar for subscribed users. The
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channel name can be in any language, and can include spaces and other
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punctuation.
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* **Channel description**: Helps users decide whether to subscribe when they
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are browsing channels.
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* **Announce new channel in the [channel configured by your organization](/help/configure-automated-notices#new-channel-announcements)**:
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Posts a message in the "new channels" topic advertising the new channel.
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* **Who can access this channel**: See [Channel permissions](/help/channel-permissions).
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* **Default channel for new users**: Whether new users will be [automatically
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subscribed](/help/set-default-channels-for-new-users) to the new channel.
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* **Who can post to the channel?**: See [Channel permissions](/help/channel-permissions).
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* **Who can unsubscribe others from this channel?**: See
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[Restrict channel membership management](/help/configure-who-can-invite-to-channels#configure-who-can-remove-users).
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* **Message retention period**: See
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[Message retention policy](/help/message-retention-policy#configure-message-retention-policy-for-individual-channels).
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* **Choose subscribers**: You can copy the membership from an existing channel or
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[user group](/help/user-groups), add all users, or enter users one by one.
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## Related articles
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* [Create channels for a new organization](/help/create-channels)
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* [Channel permissions](/help/channel-permissions)
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* [Set default channels for new users](/help/set-default-channels-for-new-users)
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* [Introduction to channels](/help/introduction-to-channels)
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