Microsoft Office 365 ******************** Links ===== - :doc:`app-msgraph` - :doc:`sys-azure` - :doc:`sys-microsoft` .. _sys-office-365-email: email ===== See `Setting up email addresses and shared mailboxes`_ or... To create an email address for a user, create the user in the Azure portal (:doc:`sys-azure`), then log into the *Microsoft 365 admin center* https://portal.office.com/ Assign a couple of licenses: .. image:: ./misc/2020-11-21-office-365-admin-licenses.png Clicking on the *Mail* tab and you will see *preparing a mailbox*: .. image:: ./misc/2020-11-21-office-365-admin-mail-preparing.png Finally... you will see the *Mail* details... .. image:: ./misc/2020-11-21-office-365-admin-mail.png Office 365 ---------- To enable OneDrive, add the following licences: .. image:: ./misc/2021-06-10-office-365-apps.png Follow a group in Outlook ========================= If needed in the future you can subscribe to a group from you desktop by following these instructions: `Subscribe to a group in Outlook`_ Or you can check you are subscribed (and subscribe if you are not subscribed) by following these instruction (which are what we actually did in the end!) - Go to Office 365 Online - In Groups - click the Group name "Office" - This was the group whose emails were not being sent to your Inbox - Click Conversations - To the RH side click the down arrow by Joined - Select "Subscribe to this group by email" - Send a test email to the Group email address. It should arrive in both your Inbox and the Office group .. note:: if it says "Unsubscribe from emails for this group" then you are not unsubscribed so check your desktop version, if subscribed there, call us!! A screen shot for the above instructions to help (I hope): .. image:: ./misc/office-365.png :scale: 60 .. _`Subscribe to a group in Outlook`: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Subscribe-to-a-group-in-Outlook-e147fc19-f548-4cd2-834f-80c6235b7c36 Setting up email addresses and shared mailboxes =============================================== Sign in:: https://portal.office.com/AdminPortal/Home#/homepage Add a user - Go to Users/Active Users then "Add a user" - Create the email address e.g. webmaster@hatherleigh.info Add Domain - Click Show all/Setup/Domains/Add domain - Enter a Domain name e.g. hatherleigh.info - Create a MX record to match the Office setting given - Click Verify - this may take a while as the DNS has to propagate - Go back to Setup/Domains and select the domain e.g. hatherleigh.info - Click "Check DNS" and if there are any errors add the required records to your hosting provider Modify User - Now go to Users/Active Users and select a User e.g. webmaster@hatherleigh.info.onmicrosoft.com - Change the Domain Name to the new Domain e.g. hatherleigh.info Get the free portal offer - Go to Billing/Purchase services/Non profit - Choose Office 365 Business Essentials (Nonprofit Staff Pricing) - free - Pay £0.00 but they collect your card details Add the App to the Users - Go to Users/Active Users then select the Users - Select the Licenses and Apps tab - Under Licenses tick the Office 365 Business Essential App - Save the changes and Exit Shared Mailbox -------------- *Microsoft 365 admin center*, https://admin.microsoft.com/, *Teams & groups*, *Shared mailboxes*... After adding *Members* to the mailbox, you can add the shared mailbox to https://outlook.office.com/ by right clicking on *Folders*, then *Add shared folder*... The shared mailbox can also be accessed on their own URL e.g. https://outlook.office.com/mail/info@hatherleigh.info/ .. tip:: If you create the same mailbox for different domains (e.g. info@hatherleigh.info and info@pkimber.net) you will get issues. These *can* be solved, by *Edit name*, *Edit email addresses* and *Show all*, *Admin centers*, *Exchange*.