Office Business Basic

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With Microsoft 365 for business, connect employees to the people, information, and content they need to do their best work, from any device. Depending on your subscription plan, the benefits of your Microsoft 365 for business subscription may include: The latest versions of. Microsoft 365 Business Basic is most compatible with the latest version of Office, Office 2013, and Office 2011 for Mac. Previous versions of Office, such as Office 2010 and Office 2007, may work with Office 365 with reduced functionality.

The people on your team each need a user account before they can sign in and access Microsoft 365 for business. The easiest way to add user accounts is to add them one at a time in the Microsoft 365 admin center. After you do this step, your users have Microsoft 365 licenses, sign in credentials, and Microsoft 365 mailboxes.

Before you begin

You must be a global, license, or a user admin to add users and assign licenses. For more information, see About admin roles.

Watch: Add users in the admin center

Note

The steps used in the video show a different starting point for adding users, but the remaining steps are the same as the following procedure.

Add users one at a time

Go to the admin center at https://admin.microsoft.com.

Go to the admin center at https://portal.office.de.

Go to the admin center at https://portal.partner.microsoftonline.cn.

Go to Users > Active users, and select Add a user.
In the Set up the basics pane, fill in the basic user information, and then select Next.
- Name Fill in the first and last name, display name, and username.
- Domain Choose the domain for the user's account. For example, if the user's username is Jakob, and the domain is contoso.com, they'll sign in by using jakob@contoso.com.
- Password settings Choose to use the autogenerated password or to create your own strong password for the user.
- The user must change their password after 90 days. Or you can choose to Require this user to change their password when they first sign in.
- Choose whether you want to send the password in email when the user is added.
In the Assign product licenses pane, select the location and the appropriate license for the user. If you don't have any licenses available, you can still add a user and buy additional licenses. Expand Apps and select or deselect apps to limit the apps the user has a license for. Select Next.
In the Optional settings pane, expand Roles to make this user an admin. Expand Profile info to add additional information about the user.
Select Next, review your new user's settings, make any changes you like, then select Finish adding, then Close.

Add multiple users at the same time

You can use any of the following methods to add multiple users at the same time:

Use a spreadsheet to add people in bulk. See Add several users at the same time.
Automate adding accounts and assigning licenses. See Create user accounts with Microsoft 365 PowerShell. Choose this method if you're already familiar with using Windows PowerShell cmdlets.
Using ActiveDirectory?Set up directory synchronization for Microsoft 365. Use the Azure AD Connect tool to replicate Active Directory user accounts (and other Active Directory objects) in Microsoft 365. The sync only adds the user accounts. You must assign licenses to the synced users before they can use email and other Office apps.
Migrating from Exchange? See Ways to migrate multiple email accounts to Office 365. When you migrate multiple mailboxes to Microsoft 365 by using either cutover, staged, or a hybrid Exchange method, you automatically add users as part of the migration. The migration only adds the user accounts. You must assign licenses to the users before they can use email and other Office apps. If you don't assign a license to a user, their mailbox is disabled after a grace period of 30 days. Learn how to assign licenses to users in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Next steps

After you add a user, you get an email notification from Microsoft. The email contains the person's user ID and password so they can sign in to Microsoft 365. Use your normal process for communicating new passwords. Share the Employee quickstart guide with your new users to set up things, like how to download and install Office apps on a PC or Mac and how to set up Office apps and email on a mobile device.

Features of Microsoft 365 Business Basic

Business-class email

Enjoy 50 GB mailbox and attachments up to 150 MB via Outlook app on desktop or Outlook Web App (OWA) through a web browser. Communicate and stay in sync across mobile devices with Outlook app for iOS and Android or OWA.

1 TB Online Storage and Sharing

OneDrive gives 1 TB of space per user to store files and access them from anywhere on a PC or Mac, iOS, Android or Windows mobile devices, notebooks, tablets, and smartphones. Share, edit, and review online to save time.

Office Online

Collaborate easily by working on Office files in real time with any user from any location. You can create, share, and edit Word documents, Excel sheets, PowerPoint presentations and Notebooks online. All you need is a browser.

HD Conference Online

With online multi-party HD video meetings, you will never have to miss a meeting – it is as good as being present in person. Up to 250 people can attend from any location with one-click screen sharing and real-time note taking.

Connect Through Teams

With Microsoft Teams, you can quickly send/receive instant messages when you need to collaborate. Alternately, you can have individual meetings using either the voice or video calls with the ability to share the screen as well.

Create Team Sites

You can create a team site with 1 TB of baseline storage for accessing and sharing of documents. In addition, every user gets 500 MB of storage. Automatic policies, rights protection, and archiving help safeguard the team assets.

Why Apps4Rent is the Right Vendor for You?

Risk-Free Migration

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Free End-User Support

We extend free end-user support, 24/7 by phone, chat, and email; calls and chats are picked up within 60 seconds; emails are responded within 15 minutes; and issues are resolved on the same day.

Customized Hybrids

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Extensive Experience

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Microsoft Partnership

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Features of M365 Business Basic

Up to 300 Users
Online versions of Office
File storage and sharing
Professional digital storytelling
Business class email, calendar, and contacts
Unlimited online meetings
Intranet site for your teams

Free 24 x 7 x 365 end-user support on phone, chat and email
Free migration with zero downtime and no data loss
Tier 1 Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider by invitation
Microsoft Office 365 Partner
Microsoft Gold Partner for Hosting
Microsoft Gold Partner for Collaboration and Content
Microsoft Certified Professionals
Microsoft Certified Solutions Experts
Over a decade of experience
2,00,000+ clients from more than 50 countries

Comes with guaranteed 99.9% uptime, financially backed SLA
5-layer security and proactive monitoring
Extensive protection and safeguard; your data always remains yours
No IT expertise required to deploy the product and manage users
Free version upgrades and updates included in subscription

FAQs on M365 Business Basic

How exactly will Apps4Rent help me with Microsoft 365 Business Basic?

As a Tier 1 Cloud Solution Provider for Microsoft 365, Apps4Rent offers free migration and 24/7 support to end-users for issues that take up your time such as configuring email accounts, password resets, setting up aliases and contacts, creating groups, configuring Microsoft Teams, synchronizing OneDrive, exploring search features, and optimizing browser settings.

What is the maximum number of users possible for Microsoft 365 Business Basic?

Microsoft 365 Business Basic can support a maximum of 300 users. For more than 300 users, look for different plans.

Is a desktop version of Office required to use Microsoft 365 Business Basic?

No. You do not need to have a desktop version of Office to use Microsoft 365 Business Basic. However, you will have a richer experience and also be able to work offline when you connect a desktop version of Office to the Microsoft 365 services and get it in sync.

What Office versions are compatible with Microsoft 365 Business Basic?