Exercise - add groups in Microsoft Entra ID

  • 2 minutes

Exercise environment needs - this lab assumes you have a basic Microsoft Entra tenant with at least User Administrator rights to complete it. You can get a free trial subscription at Try Microsoft Azure for free.

Create a Microsoft 365 group in Microsoft Entra ID

  1. Browse to the Microsoft Entra admin center.

  2. In the left navigation, under Identity, select Groups.

  3. In the Groups page, on the menu, select New group.

  4. Create a group using the following information:

    Setting Value
    Group type Microsoft 365
    Group name Northwest Sales
    Membership type Assigned
    Owners Assign your own administrator account as the group owner
    Members Assign a member of this group

    Screenshot of the New Group page with Group type, Group name, Owners, and Members highlighted.

  5. When complete, verify the group named Northwest sales is shown in the All groups list.

  6. You have to refresh the All groups a couple of times for the new group to show up.