Office 365 Groups is a service that works with the Office 365 tools you already use so you can collaborate with your teammates when sending email, writing documents, creating spreadsheets, working on project plans, or scheduling meetings.
To request an Office 365 Group, contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.
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Benefits of Office 365 Groups
Office 365 Groups allows you to choose a set of people you want to collaborate with and easily set up a collection of resources for those people to share. Resources include a shared Outlook inbox (mailing list), shared calendar, and a document library for collaborating on files.
How to Access Office 365 Groups
OWA (Outlook on the Web)
- Login to outlook.wright.edu with your Wright State email
- Scroll down to the bottom of your mail folders
- Click Groups
- Select the Group name
Outlook 2016 & 2019
Note: Office 365 Groups is only accessible using OWA or Outlook 2016 or later. Previous versions of Outlook do not allow you to access Groups.
- Open Outlook 2016
- Scroll down to the bottom of your mail folders
- Click Groups
- Select the Group name
If you don't see Groups in Outlook 2019:
- Click on File
- Click on Account Settings>Account Settings
- Double click on your email address
- Select Use Cached Exchange Mode
- Click Next and then Finish
- Restart Outlook 2019
Usage Instructions
OWA (Outlook on the Web) Note: To change someone's status or permission level, click the ellipses (...) to the right of their name Outlook 2016 & 2019 Note: Office 365 Groups is only accessible using OWA or Outlook 2016 or later. Previous versions of Outlook do not allow you to access Groups. Accessing Emails
Managing Group Members
Other Resources
Linked below are some other helpful resources for Office 365 Groups.
- University Policy 11300: Wright State University IT Security Policy
No Groups specific information, but does contain valuable information on how to protect sensitive university data with regards to cloud storage. - Learn about Office 365 Groups