Assign Ownership of an Office 365 Group

Microsoft Office 365 Groups is a service that works with the Office 365 tools you're already using so that 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 ownership 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.
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

Not surprisingly, you must already be an owner to manage the other owners of 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. Click Owner to see what 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.
    
   

Manage Ownership of 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 Groups section, after clicking on Owner, select the name of the group to which you would like to manage ownership.
   
   Note:
   Depending on the number of your email folders, you may have scroll down in the Navigation pane to see the Groups section.
   
   
3. Click Manage group members.
4. Click the caret next to the role of the user you would like to change.
5. Select Owner.