Microsoft Teams - Adding members from outside of Texas A&M

Summary

Guidance on managing guest access and permissions to facilitate collaboration with external partners or stakeholders.

Body

Overview

Individuals from outside of Texas A&M University can be invited to participate in Microsoft Teams and channels.

Instructions

  1. Go to Microsoft Teams.
  2. Click the Teams Icon.
  3. Under the Teams section, click the three dots to the right of the team name.
  4. Click Add Member.
  5. Enter the email address that the external person uses to log in to Office.
  6. The external member will get an email inviting them to join the team. They will need to click the “Open Microsoft Teams” link in the email invitation. They must “accept” the permissions screen and will then create a password to log in and access your team (this creates a Microsoft account). 

Once the external member logs in to your team, they will be able to access files, chats, channels, etc. By managing your team you can elevate other team members to a team owner status, add additional members to your team or add channels to your team.

Helpful how-to document: ​​https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/set-up-groups-and-teams-a79afa20-aa01-44a3-b33d-5eaa72f6404f 

Details

Details

Article ID: 599
Created
Thu 5/2/24 11:06 AM
Modified
Tue 2/11/25 10:04 AM

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