If you're an admin of a company or team account, you can access your users' data by opening the More menu on the Shared Email Templates pane in your Outlook and selecting Manage Account.
When the Shared Email Templates app opens in your default browser, go to the Users section on the Manage Account tab.
Users' data are presented in a table like the one in the screenshot below:
The structure of users' records is as follows:
Full name
Users' full names are in the leftmost column.
Username
The next column contains usernames.
Note. If a company or team account was created via signing up with Microsoft, the Username column isn't present in users' records.
Email address
Users' email addresses are listed on the right of usernames.
Invited to teams
If a user is a member of a team, this will be mentioned under Invited to teams. For example, "1 of 3" means that the user has already joined one of the three teams allowed by their subscription plan.
Subscription
Users' subscription plans are specified here.
Subscription key
In this column, an admin can see subscription keys assigned to users.
Subscription status
To learn whether a user's subscription is active or not, take a look at Subscription status.
Tip. If a user's subscription is expired, this user's whole record turns red.
You can filter users' records by both a subscription status (Active or Expired) and a subscription key. To start filtering, click the icon shown in the screenshot below.
To easily find a user among the others in the list, use the search box.
How to create user accounts
Note. This option is available only in company or team accounts created via signing up with email.
Note. You must have available licenses to create user accounts.
Being an admin of a company or team account that was created via signing up with email, you can create a user account by following these steps:
On the More menu on the Shared Email Templates pane in your Outlook, select Manage Account.
In the Shared Email Templates app, go to the Users section and select Create User.
A sidebar with the form to be filled in will appear.
Fill in the Account section.
Tip. You can also use Azure Active Directory to look for users' details. Just click this icon:
Click the Subscription key box to assign a key to the user.
A dialog showing a list of available subscription keys will appear so that you can select the necessary key.
Tip. If you have recently bought a subscription and want to add the key associated with it to the list, go to Account Details and select Add Key.
To let the user join the necessary team(s) right away, click the Add to Team button.
In the Add to Team dialog, select a team, choose a role that the user is supposed to take on there (User or Editor), and then click Add.
When you're done with the Create user form, click the Create button.
As soon as you create the user account, the user will receive a notification email inviting them to sign in to their Shared Email Templates account with their email address and a one-time password.
Note. When trying to sign in to their account for the first time, the user will be requested to accept the Shared Email Templates Terms of use and Privacy policy.
The user will also be asked to change the password that was assigned to them temporarily.
How to import users from Azure AD
Note. You must have available licenses to import users.
On the More menu on the Shared Email Templates pane in your Outlook, select Manage Account.
In the Shared Email Templates app, go to the Users section and select Import Users.
With the Microsoft Active Directory option selected, click Import.
Sign in to your Microsoft work or school account via the Microsoft dialog that will appear.
In the Import users dialog, select those of your colleagues whom you want to join your company or team account and click the Import button.
If you want to change a subscription key that was assigned automatically, use any of the two following options: Assign Key or Assign Key to Selected Users.
How to import users from an Azure AD group
Note. You must have available licenses to import users.
Note. Microsoft 365 admin permissions are required.
On the More menu on the Shared Email Templates pane in your Outlook, select Manage Account.
In the Shared Email Templates app, go to the Users section and select Import Users.
Select the Microsoft Active Directory group option, and then click Import.
Sign in to your Microsoft work or school account via the Microsoft dialog that will appear.
Select a group, and then click Next.
In the Import users dialog, select group members and click the Import button.
If you want to change a subscription key that was assigned automatically, use any of the two following options: Assign Key or Assign Key to Selected Users.
How to import users from a CSV file
Note. This option is available only in company or team accounts created via signing up with email.
Note. You must have available licenses to import users.
Being an admin of a company or team account created via signing up with email, you can create user accounts at one go by importing users' records in bulk:
Prepare an Excel file containing a table that has the following columns: FirstName, LastName, Username, Email, and Key. Optionally, you can include three more columns: Password, Teams, and Permissions.
Note. If several teams are intended for one and the same user and therefore should be listed within the same cell, separate their names with a semicolon. For example, "Sales;Support".
Note. If a user is supposed to have different roles in the teams they're going to join, type in user permissions in the same order as the corresponding Teams using capital letters: U for User and E for Editor. Separate the letters standing for permissions with a semicolon. For example, "U;E".
When your table is filled with all the necessary data, save your file in a CSV format.
On the More menu on the Shared Email Templates pane in your Outlook, select Manage Account.
In the Shared Email Templates app, go to the Users section and select Import Users.
Select the .CSV file option, and then click Import.
Select the file you need.
Users' data will be imported into your company or team account and added to the list of users. A message notifying you of importing results will show up. Select OK.
Note. If you get any errors while importing, try to add the user(s) of interest via Create User for a more detailed explanation of the error(s) received.
How to edit user profiles
To make some changes to a user profile, go to the Users section in the Shared Email Templates app and click a row containing the user's data. The user profile will appear on a sidebar so that you can correct the user's first and last name, assign a new key, create and edit profile properties, add the user to a team, change their role there, and drop the user from a team if needed.
You can also get access to editing a user profile, assigning a subscription key, and editing profile properties via the More menu in the users' list. To open this menu, click the three dots next to a user's full name.
Note. It's possible to assign a subscription key or edit profile properties for several users at once. Simply select the users of interest in the users' list and click Assign Key or Edit Properties.
How to hide My Templates, Signatures, or Mail Merge
If you're an admin of a company or team account, you can make My Templates, Signatures, or Mail Merge unavailable to all or selected users.
On the More menu on the Shared Email Templates pane in your Outlook, select Manage Account.
In the Shared Email Templates app in your default browser, go to the Users section on the Manage Account tab.
Select users, and then click Edit Properties.
Select the necessary checkbox(es).
How to delete user accounts
To delete a user account, click the three dots that are on the right of the user's full name in the users' list and select the Delete option.
Note. To delete several users' accounts at one go, select them all in the users' list and click the Delete button that is above the users' records.
How users can edit their profiles
In accounts created via signing up with email
To open your profile, click the three dots in the lower-right corner of the Shared Email Templates pane, and then select Profile.
There are four sections in your profile: My Account, My License, My Properties, and My Teams.
Click the Edit Account icon if you want to change your name, email, date of birth, or password. You can also choose between two macros styles, subscribe to Ablebits newsletters, and check whether the Use single sign-on (SSO) where possible option is selected.
Note. The selected Use single sign-on (SSO) where possible option in your profile enables the single sign-on feature (SSO). As a result, Shared Email Templates will require you to authenticate just once, and then you can insert images or attach files from OneDrive and SharePoint without repeated authentication checks.
To copy your subscription key, click the Copy the key to clipboard icon.
To see the properties of your account and add new ones, click Edit properties.
Note. You can make a request for the personal data associated with your profile (except for passwords) by going to Profile > Request my account data. As soon as you click Request my account data, an email message containing the requested information will be sent to the email address that is stated in your Shared Email Templates account. If the message is missing from your inbox, check your junk email.
In accounts created via signing up with Microsoft
You can open your profile by clicking the three dots in the lower-right corner of the Shared Email Templates pane and selecting Profile.
Your profile has four sections: My Account, My License, My Properties, and My Teams.
Click the Edit Account icon if you want to change your first or last name, make sure that Use single sign-on (SSO) where possible is on, enter your date of birth, and allow Ablebits to send you newsletters. You can also choose between two macros styles here.
Note. The selected Use single sign-on (SSO) where possible option in your profile enables the single sign-on feature (SSO). As a result, Shared Email Templates will require you to authenticate just once, and then you can insert images or attach files from OneDrive and SharePoint without repeated authentication checks.
You can copy your subscription key by clicking the Copy the key to clipboard icon.
To see the properties of your account and add new ones, click Edit properties.
Note. You can make a request for the personal data associated with your profile (except for passwords) by going to Profile > Request my account data. As soon as you click Request my account data, an email message containing the requested information will be sent to the email address that is stated in your Shared Email Templates account. If the message is missing from your inbox, check your junk email.
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