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-
b385-5880b9c256ec
2) Create Users in Bulk
https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/Add-several-users-at-the-same-time-to-Office-365-Admin-Help-
1f5767ed-e717-4f24-969c-6ea9d412ca88?ui=en-US&rs=en-IE&ad=IE