Add External Contacts

FIGURE 3-12 You can create a distribution list to send specific communication to selected users.

One of the great things about your Office 365 account is that you can create a completely secure space in the cloud where your team can collaborate and focus on specific tasks at hand. But part of your work is sure to require correspondence with contacts outside your happy little group, whether they are customers, contractors, or other colleagues who aren’t part of your Office 365 team. You can set up external contacts to allow users outside your organization to receive email from and send email to your team. The users you add will actually appear in your team’s address book, but they won’t be able to access your site. To add an external contact to your list, follow these steps: 1. In the Admin Overview page, click General Settings in the Outlook area. 2. In the Exchange Online screen, click External Contacts. 3. Click New.

4. Enter the name, alias, and email address of the external contact.