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Gather the data you need to add the user, such as username, Job Title, and Department

1. Open Office Admin active users page: https://admin.microsoft.com/#/users
2. Select: Add a user (Keyboard shortcut Shift+A+U)
3. Fill out user information
4. Assign a strong password
5. Set “Require this user to change their password when they first login”
6. If desired, select to send password via email and select email address
7. Next
8. Select location
9. Assign appropriate product license.  (In some cases, you will want to create user without product license.  For example, an admin-only account.)
10. Next
11. Select admin role only for administrative accounts.  Most users will have no admin center access.  If you are uncertain, choose no admin center access.
12. Open Profile Info and fill out appropriate information, such as Job Title, Department, and Office Phone
13. Next
14. Review settings to ensure they are correct
15. Finish Adding
16. If desired, save the settings you just used as a template using “Save as Template”
17. Close