MS-700 Manage Teams, Channels, Chats, and Apps Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are valid ways to create a new team in Microsoft Teams? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is that Microsoft 365 has many admin portals, and candidates assume any 'admin center' can create teams — only the Teams client and Teams admin center (plus PowerShell/Graph) are valid creation surfaces.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Using the Teams client 'Join or create a team' button
Option A is correct because the Teams client provides a 'Join or create a team' button that lets users create a new team directly from the app, either from scratch or from an existing Microsoft 365 group or template. Option B is correct because the Teams admin center allows administrators to create and manage teams, including assigning owners and members, through the Teams management interface. Option C is incorrect because the Microsoft Purview compliance center is used for compliance, data governance, and eDiscovery tasks, not for creating teams. Option D is incorrect because the Microsoft Entra Conditional Access portal is used to configure access policies and sign-in conditions, not to create Teams teams. Option E is incorrect because the Microsoft 365 Security Center is focused on security posture, threat protection, and incident management, not team creation.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Using the Teams client 'Join or create a team' button
Why this is correct
This is the standard end-user method for creating a team. It is the most common way for users to self-provision teams, and it respects any tenant-level restrictions or naming policies that may be configured by the organization's administrators to maintain order within the environment.
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Using the Teams admin center
Why this is correct
Administrators can create teams directly through the Teams admin center. This is the preferred method for central IT when deploying standard team structures or templates, ensuring that the organization's standards are applied correctly and consistently from the moment the team is first initialized.
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Using the Microsoft Purview compliance center
Why it's wrong here
The Purview compliance center is for data governance, retention, and legal compliance. It is not an interface for creating teams. Confusing compliance tools with provisioning tools is a common error and demonstrates a need for further study of the M365 administrative interfaces and their functions.
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Using the Microsoft Entra Conditional Access portal
Why it's wrong here
Conditional access is used to secure access to resources and does not provide functionality for creating or managing the structure of teams. Providing this as a method for team creation is incorrect and indicates a lack of understanding of the purpose of security and identity policies.
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Using the Microsoft 365 Security Center
Why it's wrong here
The Security Center is for managing threat protection and security policies. It does not provide the capability to create new teams, as this is a functional task that belongs to the Teams application or its administrative portal, not the security configuration environment of the tenant.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official Microsoft exam blueprint
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