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How to use SharePoint Groups in Team Sites
Eric Adler while it isn't shown in the Settings page anymore, you can still get to the People and Groups page of any site by appending "_layouts/15/groups.aspx" to its URL.
Example: https://sitename.sharepoint.com/sites/teamname/_layouts/15/groups.aspx
From here you can add/remove/modify SharePoint Security Groups like you are accustomed too.
Click the cogwheel - site permissions - advanced permissions ! In here you can create groups and add for example read permissions! Keep in mind though that this is only access to sharepoint files! If the user isn’t member of the office 365 group, they won’t be added to the team
Eric Adler while it isn't shown in the Settings page anymore, you can still get to the People and Groups page of any site by appending "_layouts/15/groups.aspx" to its URL.
Example: https://sitename.sharepoint.com/sites/teamname/_layouts/15/groups.aspx
From here you can add/remove/modify SharePoint Security Groups like you are accustomed too.
- Thanks. Unfortunately, I don't think I can train my users to do that. I appreciate the response.
The answer, I believe, is No, there is no way in the UI to get to People and Groups on O365 Group SharePoint site.
I really don't understand why they removed that. I will post in UserVoice.
I appreciate everyone's time and responses!Eric Adler I think the reason they have removed it from Settings is because of the way that the new Share functionality works in the background.
When users click the Share button in a list or library, it is creating a "SharePointLink....."-named SharePoint Security Group in the background and adding the shared-with users to it.
With the Share functionality front-and-center for users to access, there is less reason for them to go into People and Groups.
I don't necessarily like it either, as it is backwards from the best practices which have been established for years. However, I think it is an uphill battle to try and continue to use our old security practices and go against all of the Share functionality they are currently building and expanding. You would need to hide the Share and Copy Link buttons in all lists/libraries, and then create links for users to the old People and Groups page if you wanted to continue down the path of only using SharePoint Security Groups. It's not worth the effort to me.
I do think there are still scenarios where SharePoint or site admins who have the knowledge should use this now-hidden People and Groups page in order to utilize SharePoint Security Groups. But doing so would be done in addition to letting users use the new Share functionalities that Microsoft has built.
- In what sense do you mean by manage the groups?
