How do I add user to my account?

Question

How do I add a user to my account? Want to add my husband so he can use

Word and Excel?

Answer 1

Hi, I'm John! I will help you with this.

By “add a user,” do you mean you want him to have his own access under your subscription?

This depends on what plan you have:

• If you have Microsoft 365 Family, you can share it with him. Go to https://account.microsoft.com/services and click "Share your subscription", then send him an invite.
• If you have Microsoft 365 Personal, it’s only for one user. You would need to upgrade to Family, or he will need his own subscription.

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If this is not the case, please provide more details about what you’re trying to do so I can guide you better.

Click "Add comment" to let me know.

Regards,

John J.D.

Answer 2

To let another person use Word and Excel, either add a user to the Microsoft 365 subscription (so they get their own sign-in and license) or add a user account on the Windows PC, depending on the goal.

For a Microsoft 365 family/business subscription (separate account and license):

1. Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center with an admin account.
2. Go to Users and select Add user.
3. Enter the person’s information.
4. Add up to 5 email addresses to send the new sign-in information.
5. Select Buy license and add user (or assign an available license).
6. Share the sign-in details so the new user can sign in and install/use Word and Excel.

For a shared Windows PC (separate Windows sign-in on the same device):

1. On the Windows device, open Settings.
2. Select Accounts > Other user.
3. Under Add other user, select Add account.
4. Enter the person’s Microsoft account email, or choose I don't have this person's sign-in information to create one, or Add a user without a Microsoft account to create a local account.
5. Follow the prompts to finish setting up the account.

After that, the added person can sign in with their own account and use Word and Excel according to the licenses available on the subscription.

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References:

• Add more users and licenses
• Manage User Accounts in Windows
• Add users and assign licenses in Microsoft 365