Manage invitations to external users

If you do have access permission to management Access Requests page then you can manage guest user
invitations. The external users meaning who did not have any access right into the site, not users out of our domain.

Important: Only a user who is a Site Collection Administrator, Company Administrator, or a member of the default
Site Owners group has permission to use the Access Requests page.

Approve or decline access requests for a site

1. Go to Settings > Site Settings. (#1)
2. Under Users and Permissions, click Access requests and invitations. (#2)
3. Under Pending Requests, find the request you want to update, click the ellipses . . . to open the menu. (#3)
4. Under Permissions, select the permission level you’d like to assign the user (if you plan to approve the
request). You can also optionally type a message to the person requesting access; this can be a useful way to
document your decision. (#4)
5. Click Approve or Decline.

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Tip: To view past requests, click Show History.

Add users to a group
1. On your website or team site, click Share (#1)
2. By default, the Share dialog that appears displays the message Invite people to Edit or Invite people. This
invites the users who you add to join the SharePoint Members group. To choose a different group and
permission level, click Show options (#2) and then choose a different SharePoint group or permission level
under Select a group or permission level. (#3)
a. In the Enter names, email addresses, or Everyone box, enter the name or email address of the user or group that
you want to add. When the name appears in a confirmation box below your entry, select the name to add it to the
text box.
b. If you want to add more names, repeat these steps.
c. (Optional) Enter a personalized message to send to the new users in Include a personal message with this
invitation.
d. Click Share.

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Remove users from a group
1. On your website or team site, click Settings . and then click Site Settings.
2. On the Site Settings page, under Users and Permissions, click People and Groups.
3. On the People and Groups page, in the Quick Launch, click the name of the group that you want to remove
users from.
4. Select the check boxes next to the users who you want to remove, click Actions, and then click Remove Users
from Group. (#1)
5. In the confirmation window, click OK. (#2)

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