Add external user cannot be added

Anonymous
2023-01-19T15:09:24.46+00:00

Please help me with this question.

I need to work with external users to complete new projects, so it is convenient to add them to the organization, but I cannot add them.

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  1. SokiGuo-MSFT 31,141 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2023-01-20T05:05:27.7766667+00:00

    Hi @Randi

    According to your description, you want to add external users to your organization. So, you need to add this user as a guest. Check in the admin center that you've enabled guest access.

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    For more details about guest access, you could refer to this article.


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  1. Manu Philip 20,101 Reputation points MVP
    2023-01-19T15:15:58.66+00:00

    You can follow the video tutorial I made in the below YouTube video. External users can be added as contacts

    Add External Contacts in Microsoft Teams


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  2. SokiGuo-MSFT 31,141 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2023-01-20T05:17:30.79+00:00

    Hi Randi

    According to your description, you want to add external users to your organization. So you need to add this user as a guest. Check in the admin center that you've enabled guest access.

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    For more details about guest access, you could refer to this article.


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