Microsoft Teams is a wonderful and powerful collaboration tool. Team members can share files, chat, hold audio or video calls, etc. all from within Teams. All active Southeast students, faculty and staff have access to Teams through the University's Office 365 license. However, sometimes Team organizers need to involve people from outside SEMO to participate in a Team.
Adding Users Outside SEMO to a Team
1. The Team organizer should compile a list of users from outside the university to be included in the Team.
- This list should include the user's full name and preferred email address.
2. When complete the list should be sent to helpdesk@semo.edu with the request that the users be added as guest users to Teams
3. The Help Desk will create a ticket which will be assigned to the Office 365 Administrator.
4. The guest user accounts will be created, with each guest user being sent an email invitation to create a password for the account
5. Once each user has responded to the invitation by creating the password, the users' names and email addresses can be added to the specific Team(s).
- NOTE: This process can take from a few hours or longer, depending on if/when the user responds to the invitation.
6. The Team organizer can search for the user's by name and/or email address and add them to the desired Team.
Any additional questions? Contact the IT Help Desk at 573.651.4357 or helpdesk@semo.edu.