How To Create A Group And Add A User To It In SharePoint Online

Introduction

Here, I will explain the Group Creation process in SharePoint Online with the process of adding users into that group. Before we start, we need Admin Permission to add group and users in SharePoint Online.

This is the Out Of Box features in SharePoint On Premise and SharePoint Online.

Steps to create a new group in SharePoint Online 

Step1

Login to the Office 365 account with administrative privilege.

Step2

Go to your site and click on Site Settings.

Step3

Go to Site Permissions under "Users and Permissions".

Step4

Click on "Create Group" at the top of the menmenu.

 

Step5

Now, you can type the Name, Description, and Owner of the Group.



Step6

Specify who has permissions to see the list of group members and who has permission to add and remove members from the group.

 

Step7

Give Group Permissions to this site and click on "Create" button.

Step8

Now, My Custom Group has been created successfully.

 

Step 9

Add a user into this group.

Click on New -> Add Users in that group and click on "Share" button.

Step10

Now, the user has been added successfully.

 

Step11

If you want to delete the users from the group, then click on Remove Users from Group.

 
These are the steps to manage groups and users in SharePoint Online.