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In this guide, you will find instructions on how to change user permissions in OneDrive and SharePoint.

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Introduction

Changing user permissions in Microsoft services refers to the process of granting or revoking specific privileges to users or groups within a Microsoft ecosystem.

These permissions dictate what actions a user or group can perform, such as accessing files, modifying settings, or managing resources.

Microsoft Teams

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titleHow do I remove users from my team
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  • Only team owners can remove users.
    • Choose "..."> "Manage team" > "Members".
  • To remove team members from the list, click the X to the right of the person's name.
  • To remove the owner of another team, first change their role from owner to member, and then the user can be removed.
  • The user will not see the channels from which they have been removed in the channel list.

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titleWhat rights do team members have and how to change them?
  • Team owners can change user rights under team settings.
    • Select "..." > "Manage team" > "Settings" > "Member Permissions".
  • Team members have the following rights:
    • Create and update channels.
    • Create private channels.
    • Delete and restore channels.
    • Add and remove applications.
    • Upload custom applications.
    • Create, update and remove tabs.
    • Create, update and remove connectors.
    • Ability to delete own messages.
    • Ability to edit own messages.

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titleHow to add new owners?
  • Next to Team name on the right, select "..." > "Manage team" > "Members and Guests" > "Role" > "Owner".
  • You can change ownership status back to member from the same location.

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Adding a user as a guest
  • A guest is someone who is not an employee, student, or member of your organization. They do not have a university user account.

  • With guest access, you can give people outside your organization access to teams, channel documents, resources, chats, and applications, while maintaining control over the data.

  • In Teams, guests are clearly identified. The guest username contains a tag (Guest) and the channel contains an icon indicating that it includes guests.

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titleWhat rights do guests have?
  • By default, the guest has read and write permissions.
  • Team owners can add rights to create, edit, and delete channels.
    • Choose "..." > "Manage team" > "Settings" > "Guest Permissions".

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titleWhat is a public channel and a private channel?
  • Public channels are visible to all team members, including guests.
  • Private channels are only visible to members of a these channels.

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titleHow to add team members and guests to a private channel?
  • As a private channel owner, you can add or remove members and change settings for private channels. Each person you add must first be part of a team.

  • You can add members after creating the channel.

  • To add new members, select "..." > "Add members" on the right side of the channel name.

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titleHow do I remove users from private channel?
  • Select the private channel where you want to remove users.
  • To the right of the channel name, select "..." > "Manage Channel" > "Members and Guests".
  • To remove a team member from the list, click the X to the right of the person's name.

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titleCan private chat messages be seen by other users?
  • Chat is for private messaging between users and cannot be accessed by anyone other than those in the conversation.

  • In Chat you can only delete your own messages.

OneDrive

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How to remove users?
  • Log in to your OneDrive and select the files and folders you want to remove users access from.
  • Once selection is done click the "i" icon at the top right of the page.
  • Next select "Manage access".
  • To stop sharing with a person or group click on the arrow icon next to the name and select "Stop sharing".
  • Here you can also set editing and viewing permissions for users and groups.

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titleHow to remove shared links?
  • To stop sharing a link, select "Manage access" > "..."> click the X next to the link to remove it.

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Sharepoint

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titleHow to remove users from SharePoint site?
  • Permissions can be changed by site owners. A site can have multiple owners.

  • Click "Site Contents" on your site and then "Settings".

  • In the "Users and Permissions" section, click "People and groups".

  • Select the group on the left where you want to remove users.
  • Use the checkboxes to select the users you want to delete.
  • Click the "Actions" button and then select "Remove Users from Group".
  • Click "OK" to confirm the deletion.

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