
Early on, Microsoft did not include an option to manually create a guest user, but thankfully this option was added later on. The first option is to create a new user. As you can see in the figure below, the New User screen contains two main options. When you do, you will be taken to the New user screen. To set up a guest user, click on the Add a Guest User icon, shown in the figure above. When you do, you will be taken to the Guest Users screen, which you can see below. To enable access for guest users, open the Microsoft 365 admin center, expand the users section, and then select the Guest Users tab. If you have a user who needs access to Microsoft 365 data but does not need access to Microsoft 365 applications, you can create guest users accounts that will give the user access to what they need without having to incur the expense of a Microsoft 365 license. The main advantage to creating a guest user is that guest users do not have to be licensed. Additionally, guest users are supported in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and Azure Active Directory. Guest users can attend Teams meetings, view shared documents, and participate in chats. As helpful as it may be to allow guests to participate in Teams meetings, guest access can extend to much more than just Teams. Last year, I wrote an article for this site about how to enable and manage guest access for Microsoft Teams.
