Invite new users

  1. Sign in with a valid Microsoft account (MSA), Windows Live ID, or work or school account (WSA) and obtain permissions for Volume Licensing Central.

    Screenshot showing the Volume Licensing Central home page.

  2. Go to User Management by selecting the User Management tile on the home page.

    Screenshot showing the Volume Licensing Central home page-2.

  3. To invite someone, select New User on the User Management page.

    Screenshot showing how to add a new user in the User Management page.

  4. Enter a valid MSA, Windows Live ID, or WSA email address for the person you’d like to invite. Don’t use their personal account because they won’t be able to sign in with it when they try to register.

    Screenshot showing how to add the details of the new user in the User Management page.

  5. Select the email address, then select Enter.

    Screenshot showing how to enter the details of the new user in the User Management page.

  6. Enter the account information of the person you’d like to invite.

    Screenshot showing how to enter the details of the new user in the User Management page-2.

  7. Choose an organization and a role for the user whom you’d like to invite using the dropdown menu.

    Screenshot showing how to choose the role for the new user.

  8. The new user will be added to the user list with an Invite Sent status.

    Screenshot showing how to choose the role for the new user-2.

  9. The invited user will receive an email on their business email address from microsoft-noreply@microsoft.com. They will then select the review invitation in the email.

    Screenshot showing how to choose the role for the new user-3.

  10. The user signs in with the ID that was used to invite them.

    Screenshot showing a snapshot of the sign in page that the new user will log in to.

  11. The invited user can review and accept the invitation upon signing in. When they have ensured that the account information is correct, they can select the Accept button.

    Screenshot showing a snapshot of the the invitation the new user will receive.

  12. The invited user will be taken to the home page and see the workspaces to which they have access.

    Screenshot showing the Volume Licensing Central home page-3.

  13. The invitation will expire after seven days. If the invited user selects the link after seven days or signs in with an account that wasn’t invited, they will see this message.

    Screenshot to show the invitation will expire after 7 days.