O365 Account Setup
Create a User Account
Step 1 – Open the Admin Console
· Connect to portal.office.com.
· Login using your user credentials
· At the Office 365 user homepage, select Admin
Step 2 – Create a New User
· Expand the Users Section
· Select Active Users
· Click Add a User
· Enter the following general information
o First Name
o Last Name
o Display Name (First Last)
o User Name (using the first.last format)
o Select gwsco.gov in the Domain drop down
o Location = United States
· Expand the Contact Information section and complete the following:
o Job Title
o Department
· Expand Product licenses and assign a license:
o Turn on Office 365 Government E3
· Click Add
Step 3 – Write down auto generated password
On the next screen, an auto generated password will be created.Write down the password and email a copy to the users @cogs.us email address.Click Send Email and Close.