How To Add Groups And Members In Groups In SharePoint Online

This blog is about how to manage the groups and members of the users in Office 365. We will be showing you how to create groups and delete the group by adding the member for the created group and removing the same.

Follow the steps, mentioned below, to complete the tasks, mentioned above.

  • Login to the Office 365 portal Admin center page with an authorized user account and a password.
  • After login, the user is redirected to the page to Admin Center old view or continue with the latest view.
  • Here, select groups from the left side of the screen and select the groups under the same.



  • Now, once the groups are selected, it will redirect us to group page, where the groups would be created.
  • Here, we need to select Add a group from the top of the page.



  • Now, we need to assign the group inforfmation on new group page, as shown below.

    • Type of the Group- We have multiple Group Type with different.
    • Name*
    • Group ID*- It is the default value taken by it.
    • Description- It gives you permission to describe about the group.
    • Privacy*
    • Langauge*
    • Send Copies of the group.
    • Owner*

Office 365 groups are a great way for the teams to collaborate by giving them a group E-mail and a shared workspace for conversations, files, and calendar events.

Security groups control access to OneDrive and SharePoint and are used for Mobile Device Management for Office 365.

Distribution lists send an E-mail to all the members of the list. You can even allow the people outside your organization to send an E-mail to a list.

Mail enabled security groups can be used to control the access to OneDrive and SharePoint as well as to send E-mail to all the members of the list.

  • Once everything is done, click on Add button to create very first group in Office 365.
We are cratering Office 365 group for demo. Below are the screenshots for all the types and required details page.


  • Now, click on ADD to create this group. If you wish to cancel this, you can click on cancel at any time.
  • Once added, it will appear on Groups page, select the group to add the member and by default, the owner will be added as an owner and the members as well.
  • Once Group is selected, click on edit member. 





  • Now, if you wish to remove the member from the particular group, follow the same steps, as mentioned above and select the user. Click remove the user from the groups and click save to take an effect.