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Faculty and staff may create a new Outlook group by using People in Office 365 online.

Creating a New Group Using People in Office 365 Web Access

1. Log in to Office 365 at email.uconn.edu. Enter your NetID and NetID password. In the O365 portal page, click on Outlook. 
2. In the navigation pane on the left, click the down arrow by Groups.
3. Select New group.
   
   
4. Complete the fields.
   
   
   
5. A suggested email address is provided. To assign a different email address to your group which will be part of the group URL, type in a new email address.
  If you see “not available,” the group ID is already in use. Try something different. Note that once you choose a group ID, it cannot be changed.
6. In "Add a description", enter a detailed description of the group to help others understand its purpose. This description will be included in the welcome email when others join the group.
7. In "Privacy", do one of the following:
• To create a group in which anyone within your organization can view its content and become a member, select Public. 
• To create a group in which membership requires approval by a group owner and only members can view group content, select Private.
8. To enable subscribed members to receive email and calendar event notifications in both their group inbox and personal inbox, select Send copies of all group messages and events to members’ inboxes. This is recommended when members belong to multiple groups because it means they can see all group notifications in one place without having to visit each group mailbox in order to stay current with group activity.
9. Select Create.
10. If you’re ready to add internal members to your newly created group, continue with the create group wizard. Otherwise, select Not now. To add group members later, see Add and remove group members in Outlook.

Inviting Others to Join a Group in Office 365

You can invite individuals that are within or outside of UConn to join an Outlook group. 

Inviting People Within UConn 

1. Login into Office 365 using your UConn account and open Mail.
2. On the left navigation pane, select the group you want to invite others to join.
3. If you don’t see "Groups", click the arrow next to "Folders" to go back to the main navigation pane.
4. Do one of the following:
• On the menu bar, select More group actions  > Invite others.
• At the top of the page, select the name of the group, and select More actions  > Invite others.
5. Do one of the following:
• Select Copy to copy a link to the group to your clipboard. Paste the link into a message to share it with others.
• Select Email to open a compose window with a link to join the group.
6. Finish composing the mail and click Send.

Inviting People Outside of UConn 

1. Login into Office 365 using your UConn account and open Mail.
2. In the navigation pane, under Groups, select your group.
3. If you don’t see "Groups", click the arrow next to "Folders" to go back to the main navigation pane.
4. In the group header, select Members.
5. Select Add members.
6. Enter the email address of the guest. You’ll see a message informing you that the owner must approve the addition of the guest.
7. Choose Save.

Joining a Group in Office 365 Web Access 

1. Login into Office 365 using your UConn account and open Mail.
2. In the navigation pane, under Groups, select Discover.
3. If you don’t see "Groups", click the arrow next to "Folders" to go back to the main navigation pane.
4. If you don’t see "Discover", expand the "Groups" section.
5. All available groups will be listed in alphabetical order. Select the one you want and click Join. If the group is public, you’ll see a confirmation message and become a member right away. If the group is private, type a reason why you want to join and select Send.
6. Once you’ve joined a group you’ll receive a welcome message that contains important information and links to help you get started. If the group is public, you’ll get the message right away. If the group is private, you’ll get the welcome message after you’ve been approved by the group owner.

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