Create, Update and Remove Users in Office 365

Here are some steps on how to manage your users in Office 365. Follow these easy tutorials.

Add user

  1. Sign-in to Office 365 using an administrator account.
  2. From the top navigation, click the App Launcher icon  Office 365 App launcher
    Office 365 App Launcher Icon Top Bar
  3. Choose Admin from the list of apps.
    Office 365 App Launcher Admin
  4. From the left navigation, select Users > Active Users.
    Office 365 Admin - Users
  5. Click + Add a user.
    Office 365 - Add a User
  6. Enter the employee’s information and contact details.
    User Details
  7. Expand the section Roles and select the appropriate roles to the new user.
    If you are creating a local account for TCSP, please select Global administrator and use Sales@TCSP360.com as the Alternative email address.
    User Role - User or Admin
  8. Expand Product licenses and assign the appropriate licenses to the new user.
    If you are creating a local account for TCSP, please select Create user without product license.
    User Assigned Product Licenses
  9. Click Add.

Update user information

  1. Sign in to Office 365 using an administrator account.
  2. Select the app launcher icon Office 365 app launcher icon in the upper-left and choose Admin.
    Office 365 Update User Information Step 2
  3. Navigate to Users > Active Users on the left panel of the Office 365 admin center.
    Office 365 Update User Information Step 3
  4. Click on the Display Name of the user of whom you would like to modify.
    Office 365 Update User Information Step 4
  5. Use options on the right side of the page to change information and settings.
    Office 365 Update User Information Step 5

Delete User

  1. Sign in to Office 365 using an administrator account.
  2. Select the app launcher icon Office 365 app launcher icon in the upper-left and choose Admin.
    Office 365 Delete User Step 2
  3. Navigate to Users > Active Users on the left panel of the Office 365 admin center.
    Office 365 Add User Step 3
  4. Select the check box next to the Display Name of the user of whom you would like to delete.
    Office 365 Delete Users Step 4
  5. Select the trash can icon.
    Office 365 Delete Users Step 5

Restore delete user

  1. Sign in to Office 365 using an administrator account.
  2. Select the app launcher icon Office 365 app launcher icon in the upper-left and choose Admin.
    Office 365 Restore Delete User Step 2
  3. Navigate to Users > Deleted Users on the left panel of the Office 365 admin center.
    Office 365 Restore Delete User Step 3
  4. Select the check box next to the Display Name of the user of whom you would like to restore.
    Office 365 Restore Delete User Step 4
  5. Select Restore Users.
    Office 365 Restore Delete User Step 5

Assign administrator permissions to user

  1. Sign in to Office 365 using an administrator account.
  2. Select the app launcher icon Office 365 app launcher icon in the upper-left and choose Admin.
    Office 365 Assign Administrator Permissions to User Step 2
  3. Navigate to Users on the left panel of the Office 365 admin center.
    Office 365 Assign Administrator Permissions to User Step 3
  4. Click on the Display Name of the user of whom you would like to give administrator permissions.
    Office 365 Assign Administrator Permissions to User Step 4
  5. Select Edit User Roles on the right side of the page.
    Office 365 Assign Administrator Permissions to User Step 5
  6. Make selection of appropriate Administrative role, click on “Learn More about Administrator Roles” link to get more insight on the types of roles that are available to you.
    Office 365 Assign Administrator Permissions to User Step 6
  7. In the Alternate email address box, type an email address that is not connected to Office 365. This email address is used for important notifications, including resetting your admin password, so the user must be able to access the email account whether the user can access Office 365 or not.
    Office 365 Assign Administrator Permissions to User Step 7
  8. Select “Yes” to question: Do you want this user to have admin permissions to your company’s Office 365 subscription?
  9. When you have finished, click Save.
    Office 365 Assign Administrator Permissions to User Step 9

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