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Create a staff account

Add a new employee, choose the correct work address and assign an approved licence.

Before you start

  • A User Administrator account, or another role that permits this task.
  • The employee’s correct name, agreed email address and approved licence.
  • An available licence seat, if the person needs paid Microsoft 365 services.

Follow these steps

0 of 6 steps done
  1. Open Active users

    In the left menu, select Users → Active users. Search for the person first so you do not create a duplicate. Select Add a user.

  2. Enter the employee’s details

    Fill in first name, last name, display name and username. Choose initechwa.com.au in the domain box. Check the full sign-in address carefully before selecting Next.

  3. Set the first password

    Use the automatically generated temporary password, or follow the company’s password process. Keep Require this user to change their password when they first sign in selected. Do not put passwords in this knowledge base or a group chat.

  4. Choose location and licence

    Set the usage location to Australia for staff working in Australia. Tick the approved product licence. If there are no spare seats, ask the licence owner to arrange one; an unlicensed account will not automatically have a working mailbox or Office apps.

  5. Keep normal staff as users

    Under optional settings, leave the role as User (no administrator access) for ordinary staff. Enter any agreed job or contact details. Select Next.

  6. Review, create and hand over

    Check the name, full email address, location and licence, then select Finish adding. Give the employee their sign-in details privately using the company’s approved method. Direct them to the sign-in and Authenticator guides.

You have finished when…

  • The person appears under Active users with the correct address.
  • Their approved licence appears in Licences and apps.

Helpful tips

  • Allow time for a new mailbox and apps to become ready.
  • Adding a user does not automatically add them to the company’s access groups or shared mailboxes.

Something looks different?

The email address is already in use

Search Active users and Deleted users. Ask IT to check existing accounts and aliases before choosing another address.

The person cannot open Outlook or Teams

Check that their licence includes the required service and that the service is enabled. Teams may be licensed separately.

Microsoft help & further guidance

Menu names can change as Microsoft updates the apps. These official pages include further instructions.

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