---
title: "Creating Groups"
type: "wiki"
space: "IT Services"
author: "Jennifer Kim"
created: 2021-09-24T19:17:53Z
updated: 2021-11-03T18:24:30Z
tags: ["its", "its-services", "mailing-lists", "office365-groups"]
url: "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/186/it-services/wiki/view/1014/creating-groups"
---

# Creating Groups

#### Creating a mailing group \(Office 365 Group\)

1. Open a compatible internet browser \(Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, etc.\)
2. Go to Office 365 - [https://myseneca.ca](https://myseneca.ca/)
3. Log in with your My.Seneca Username and Password.
4. From your Inbox, go to the bottom left of the window and right-click while on the Groups list \(or click the ‘+’ icon that appears\)  and click on Create.

![](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=GqTDabWZkp6Z3W990TgEOQ%3D%3D)

5. From the window that opens, select your group type:

- Standard \(Default\)
- Professional Learning Community \(Standard group that provides more functionality for faculty. Particularly useful for department communication\).

6. Design the group to your requirements.

- Group name: The Name of your Group
- Group Email Address: The email of your team
- Description: Quick Description of the group’s purpose
- Privacy: Allow any Seneca account \(public\) or just members \(private\) to view group contents.

![](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=M%2Bw8nb%2FgiHGqaMaO4grykQ%3D%3D)

7. Click on the Create icon.

8. Add group members using names or emails. When you are finished adding members, click “Add” at the top of the window.

- You can add members from any domain such as @myseneca, @senecacollege and external domains such as @outlook, @yahoo, or corporate domains
- External members will be added as “Guests” but will still have access to group content.
- Your members can also include other groups

![](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=nphcp1k18gNlT6D2epCk%2BQ%3D%3D)

Note: Office 365 groups do not replace dynamic distribution groups.

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