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Tejas Mehta
Microsoft
MicrosoftUpcoming change:Updating default sharing setting for Office 365 Group connected SPO site collections
[UPDATE] - Per feedback recieved here and elsewhere, our plan is to only turn on the external sharing setting for a group's site collection ONLY IF the tenant allows for Office 365 Groups to have gue...
Does this mean when I share a single document with an external user, they become a member of the Office 365 Group? Does this mean they will also receive conversations? Or is it that the document and only the document is shared with the external user?
darrellaas wrote:
Does this mean when I share a single document with an external user, they become a member of the Office 365 Group?
No. A Group member can be designated only using the relevant UI or PowerShell.
darrellaas wrote:
Does this mean they will also receive conversations?
No. Only members receive conversations.
darrellaas wrote:
Or is it that the document and only the document is shared with the external user?
Exactly. Moreover, not only Group documents can be shared with external users, but also folders and even the whole associated site.