Add or Remove Members in Your Office 365 Group

Microsoft Office 365 Groups is a service that works with the Office 365 tools you use already so you can collaborate with your teammates when writing documents, creating spreadsheets, working on project plans, scheduling meetings, or sending email. This article will provide the steps necessary to manage the membership of an existing Office 365 group.

Open Microsoft Outlook 365

1. Open a web browser and navigate to office365.davidson.edu
2. Log into Office 365 with your Davidson credentials and authenticate with Duo.
3. On the Microsoft Office 365 home screen, click on the Outlook icon

Check to See if You Are an Owner of the Outlook 365 Group

Only owners can approve new members or delete existing members from an Outlook 365 group. Therefore, you should confirm you are a group owner before you proceed.

1. In the lower left corner of the Outlook 365 screen, click on the People icon  
2. In the Navigation pane, in the Groups section, click on Owner to see which groups you're an owner of.
   
   Note:
   In order to add or delete members of a group you must be one of the "owners" of that group. If your name is not in the list of owners, you will need to request to be added as an owner from one of the existing owners.
    
   

Invite New Members to Join an Outlook 365 Group

1. In the lower left corner of the Outlook 365 screen, click on the People icon  
2. In the Navigation pane, in the Group section, click on Owner.
   
   Note:
   Depending on the number of your email folders, you may have scroll down in the Navigation pane to see the Groups section.
   
   
3. Select the group that you want to add members to.
4. Click Members.
5. Assuming you are one of the owners of the group, click on Add members button.
6. In the Add members dialog box in the upper right corner of the screen, type in the email address of the Davidson employee or student you would like to add to the group and press the Enter button.
7. If you have additional members to add to the group, enter their email addresses and press Enter after each new invitee.
8. When you have added all of the members to invite, click on the Add menu option at the top of the Add members dialog box.

Remove Members From an Outlook 365 Group

1. In the lower left corner of the Outlook 365 screen, click on the People icon  
2. In the Navigation pane, in the Group section, click on Owner.
   
   Note:
   Depending on the number of your email folders, you may have scroll down in the Navigation pane to see the Groups section.
   
   
3. Select the group that you want to remove a member from.
4. Click Members.
5. Assuming you are one of the owners of the group, click on the X in the far right of the members's row.
6. Click Yes to confirm.