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Patrick Kairns
Oct 11, 2016Copper Contributor
Need step by step instrux on adding external user to O365 Group, please
I need step-by-step istructions on adding an external guest to an Office365 Group. These are the steps I've been using and the results I am getting:
- I want to add aan external guest with a gmail.com account, so let's call the user MyName@gmail.com
- Getting the MyName@gmail.com to use Email with Ease is not a problem. That works fine.
- When I click on Read Group Files is when the problems begin. (continue below image)
Upon clicking Read Group Files, I am taken to an O365 sign in page asking me to sign in with a MICROSOFT account with MyName@gmail.com. I tried to create an account at Outllook.com with the user MyName@gmail.com and of course it does not create the account.External Guests Public group with guests ยท 5 members Welcome to External Guests. Use the group to share messages and files, and to coordinate group events.
Email with ease Start a conversation with your new group. Read group files Access files shared in your new group. - So here is my question: If my external user wants to use his/her gmail.com account to join/fully participate as an external guest, what are the instructions I need to give them to do so?
Thanks for your time. It is much appreciated.
Pat
- If your external guests need to use a GMail account, they will have to map to a Live ID...for now there is no another approach to login in Office 365 Groups resources
- Patrick KairnsCopper Contributor
Thanks Juan Carlos
This is gonna sound really dumb, but how would I map a Gmail account to an Outlook.com account to login to the O365 Group automatically or semi-auto (i.e. having to sign into MSFT account to authenticate).
I'm having a "Brain F**T" on the procedure. :-)
Pat
- Sonia CuffSteel Contributor
Patrick, can they create a Microsoft account using gmail from this link?
https://signup.live.com/?uaid=e87f11df246445b085f66870e8af991e&lic=1
-Sonia