User Guide: Create Users, Contacts, Groups

-Microsoft O365 Admin Portal-

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Contents Creating User in the O365 admin Portal: ................................................................................................................... 3

Properties of user created in O365 Admin Portal:..................................................................................................... 7

Creating contacts in the O365 admin Portal: ........................................................................................................... 11

Creating Groups (Security Groups) in O365 admin portal: ...................................................................................... 12

O365 Admin Portal:

Creating User in the O365 admin Portal:

Step 1: Login the O365 admin portal with the Global administrator Account

https://portal.office.com/

Step 2: Move to the admin tab:

Step 3: Navigate to the Users tab -> Active Users. Click on “+” icon to create a new user.

Step 4: A new Dialog box will be opened. Enter the details for a new User Creation.

For Password there are two options:

i) Auto-Generated Password: It’s a by default option . If clicked On CREATE, password will be emaild to the Admin

and same can be conveyed to the user.

ii) Type Password: Admin will manually enter the password. And will convey the same to user.

The option “Make this person change their password the next time they sign in.” Is Optional , If selected it will promt the

user to create a new password , once he tries login using the password generated in either of the above options

This process will automatically assign the license to the user being created:

Click on “Create”.

Properties of user created in O365 Admin Portal:

Step1: Select the user by clicking on the Check Box and view the right hand side pane for :

options

1) Reset password: admin can reset password

2) Edit user Roles: admin can assign a role either of three below:

3) Delete: Delete the user ID ( it will be viewed in “Deleted Users” Tab)

4) Edit : Clicking on this option will let you view the settings as well modify the settings for that particular user.

Below snap will give an overview.

5) Add To Group: Clicking this option will allow admin to add the user in the groups available on O365.

Properties: (As shown Below)

In the above properties Information as shown is reflected.

Note: You can add users in Bulk, Please refer the Link no 2. In Reference Link at the bottom of

document.

Creating contacts in the O365 admin Portal:

Step 1: Login as Admin in the o365 portal.

Step 2: Navigate to Contacts tab. Click on “+” icon and create a new contact.

(The Contacts created can be viewed Under Exchange Admin Center too.)

Creating Groups (Security Groups) in O365 admin portal:

Step 1: Assuming you are logged in with the admin account in o365 admin portal

Step 2: Navigate to GROUPS tab. Click on “+” icon .

Thus the security group is created

Note: Create Distribution Lists in Exchange admin Center

Reference Link:

1) Create users (Watch Video)

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-users-individually-to-Office-365-Admin-Help-1970f7d6-03b5-442f-

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2) Create Users in Bulk

https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/Add-several-users-at-the-same-time-to-Office-365-Admin-Help-

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