How to add someone to my 365

Question

How do I add a familymemer to my Windows Office 365 app.

Answer 1

You can only share Office if you have a Microsoft 365 Family or Microsoft 365 Premium subscription. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/share-your-microsoft-365-family-or-premium-subscription-b389b9ce-3ae3-4a82-9017-39d79972fcba for instructions on how to invite family members.

Invited people should then follow the steps at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/someone-invited-you-to-share-their-microsoft-365-subscription-6a6c098e-1934-4436-9a94-69c92590da5b .

Answer 2

To add a family member so they can use Microsoft 365 (Office apps) with a Microsoft 365 Family subscription, first share the subscription with them, then they install the apps under their own account.

1. Go to the Microsoft account Sharing page and sign in with the account that owns the Microsoft 365 Family subscription: https://account.microsoft.com/services/office/sharing.
2. On the Sharing tab, select Start sharing.
3. In the Share Office window, choose how to invite them:
   • Invite via email: Enter their email address and select Invite. They use that same email to accept and set up their shared Microsoft 365.
   • Invite via link: Select Copy and send the link by email, text, or other message. When they click the link and sign in with their Microsoft account, they are added to the subscription.
4. After they accept the invitation, they sign in to their Microsoft account at https://account.microsoft.com and install the Office apps on their Windows device.

Alternatively, if using a Microsoft family group:

1. Go to https://account.microsoft.com/family and select Create a family group (or open an existing one).
2. Sign in with the same Microsoft account used for the Microsoft 365 Family subscription.
3. Select Add a family member, enter their details, and send the invitation.
4. After they accept and join the family group, Office is automatically shared with them. They then go to their Microsoft account page to install the Office apps.

Note: Sharing is only available with Microsoft 365 Family (or similar shareable plans), not with Microsoft 365 Personal.

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References:

• How to share your Microsoft 365 Family subscription
• Video: Share Microsoft 365 with your family
• Add people to your family group