Bulk User Addition in Microsoft 365 Admin Center: A Step-by-Step Guide

The Microsoft Office 365 admin center is a web-based portal used by administrators to manage user accounts and configuration settings for Office 365 subscription services.

a) How do I add multiple users in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center dashboard view ?

1. First, sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center using your work or school account.

2. Then, set the Management Center view to Dashboard view.

3. After that, go to Users (located on the left panel) and expand it.

4. Next, click on Active Users and select Add Multiple Users.

5. It will redirect to the Add User List page, where we can add up to 249 users. Temporary passwords are assigned to all users.

6. The page displays user information such as first, last, username, and domain and allows for user addition and removal using the “Add Row” and “Remove Row” options.

7. You can then insert their first name, last name, and username. Make sure not to insert duplicate values into the field.

8. After that, click Next, select the location, and assign the license, or skip them by not assigning a license, and click Next again.

9. Finally, you will be redirected to the final page. On this screen, click Add User.

10. Next, the user’s information, including display name, password, username, and assigned license, is displayed, sent via email, and closed by clicking the “Close” button.

11. Finally, we can find all the above users in the Active Users section.

b) How do I add multiple users to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center from CSV ?

1. First, sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center using your work or school account.

2. Then, go to Users and select the active user.

3. After that, select “Add User List” and choose “One at a Time” or “User Information Upload” for spreadsheets, specifying “CSV” as the file type.

4. Next, scroll down the page above. Download the sample CSV file and ensure your spreadsheet has the same column headers as the sample CSV file.

5. If you are using the sample CSV file, open the sample CSV file in a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel or Notepad++ and input the user’s details based on the example or CSV header.

6. After that, click on Browse and select the above CSV from your local system.

7. Then, click “Next” to proceed to the license page, where you can select the location and assign the license, or choose other options if desired.

8. Next, the user will be directed to the completion page, where they can view users and their licenses, and then click on Add User.

9. On the next page, click “Close” and we can find these users under “Active Users”.

c) How do I add a single user to the Microsoft 365 admin center ?

1. First, sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center using your work or school account.

2. Then, set the Microsoft 365 admin center view to a simplified view.

3. After that, select “Add User” and input the user’s basic information, including their first and last name, display name, and username, then click “Next”.

4. Next, it will redirect you to the product license page, where you can assign the licenses you want this user to have.

5. Then, select the location and license and click the Next button.

6. After that, the page will then redirect to “Optional Settings“, where you can select the user’s role and input additional profile details.

7. Finally, we are taken to the Finish page, where we can view the user’s details and edit them. Click to finish adding.

8. It will then redirect to another confirmation page notifying you to view the newly added user in the list of active users.

9. Finally, we can find this user in Active Users.