Admin Center User License Assignment

This guide will show an administrator how to assign a license to a desired user account.

Role Requirements

Procedure Scope: Administrators

Required Group Membership: Admin.Security

Handbook Reference

Package: TBD

Domain: TBD

Modifies: TBD

Assigning a License to a User

1. Navigate to the Active Users – Microsoft 365 Admin Center portal, locate and select the desired user account you wish to add a license to.
   
2. A pop-out will be displayed showcasing user account information. From the Account section, we will want to locate and select the Licenses and apps section. We will first want to select the Select Location dropdown and specify the Country that the user account will be accessing Microsoft resources from. This is a necessary step since some Microsoft services are not available in all locations and failure to specify a location will not allow licensure assignment until a Usage Location is selected. After a location has been specified, select the Licenses dropdown if the list of licenses isn’t already being displayed. Here you will be able to assign a desired License by selecting the checkbox next to the license name. Select Save Changes once the license has been selected from the list. Additionally, you can specify which app selections you want to be available to the user from the Apps dropdown but that will not be covered in this guide.
   

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