How to Add a User in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Step-by-step guide to creating a user account in the Microsoft 365 admin center, including domain selection, password options, license assignment, and PowerShell.
An independent guide to the Microsoft 365 admin center
Step-by-step guides for Microsoft 365 and Office 365 administrators — users, licensing, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, security, Intune, and compliance.
Not affiliated with Microsoft. The official admin portal is at admin.microsoft.com.
What’s covered
Eight topic clusters for Microsoft 365 administrators
Each section covers the day-to-day tasks Microsoft 365 admins actually need to do, with the admin center path stated explicitly and a PowerShell equivalent where useful.
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