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john john
Feb 03, 2020Iron Contributor
Differences between "MS Account" and "Organizational Account" when sharing with external users
When i share a SharePoint site with external email address, and the user click on the invitation link they will get this screen:- now my understanding is that the "Organizational Account...
- Feb 03, 2020Your assumption is correct.
See definitions here
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/what-account-do-i-use-with-office-and-why-do-i-need-one-914e6610-2763-47ac-ab36-602a81068235
Hope that answers your question!
Best, Chris
McoreD
Aug 19, 2020Copper Contributor
For SharePoint sites shared to Organisational accounts, Microsoft shouldn’t be giving this account selection choice to invitees. Almost all the time I have had invitees clicking on Microsoft account and not being able to access the site.