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SharePoint: Site Managers for Organization Sites

Some group organizations can designate one or two members as Site Managers. The Site Managers group provides access to the edit the membership of the groups. Members of this group should also be members of the Exec Members or the Members groups.

To request Site Manager access to your group's SharePoint site, email helpdesk@wpi.edu.

Most organizations have two membership groups that the Site Managers control: Members and Exec Members.

To add user to a group

  1. Click People and Groups on the Quick Launch.

  2. Select the group from the Quick Launch menu.

  3. Click New --> Add Users.

  4. Enter the usernames, separated by semicolon, or browse for them in by clicking the book icon.
    5. Some students also have accounts on the ADMIN Domain, which will not work on SharePoint. For this reason, please be sure to double-check that the STUDENT domain is displayed - you may have to enter it by hand.
  5. Please un-check the Send welcome email to new users box.

  6. Click OK
    7. .

To remove users from a group

Navigate to the group list. Click the checkbox next to the users' names, then Actions --> Remove Users from Group.

To request a SharePoint Site, please fill out this form.


Alternatively, you can email helpdesk@wpi.edu with the following information:

  1. Name of Your Project or Organization
  2. Short Name (suitable for URL): 6-8 characters
  3. Description of Project/Group
  4. Usernames of all group members, separated by semicolons
  5. Anticipated End Date for site

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