SharePoint

SharePoint Online External Sharing and login finally improved

Posted on May 2, 2016

I have written a couple of blogs, done sessions and webinars about the topic external sharing with SharePoint Online. One of the biggest pain points was the login process for external users without an Office 365 account or Live ID. They had to register their e-mail address and connect it with a Live ID. The process was very confusing and contained to many steps for the average end-users. There has finally been an improvement to this process! After receiving an invite and clicking on the link, the external users is presented with the following options:

By clicking on the link, at the bottom of the screen, the following option appears:

ExternalSharingNew2 The external user enters his or her e-mail address with a password and clicks on next:

An e-mail from Microsoft is received to finalize the process. That’s it. Believe me, a lot faster process then before.

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Jasper Oosterveld

Jasper Oosterveld is a frequently booked speaker and he writes blogs and articles about the topic that makes his heart beat faster: SharePoint and Office 365. At InSpark he provides seamless implementations of SharePoint Online and Office 365 as Consultant. Jasper is able to keep track of both the outline and micromanage and he works flexibly and convincingly towards the very best result for his principals. As co-founder of the site SP&C NL he supports corporate users, but he also provides fresh information about SharePoint and Office 365 via Twitter and LinkedIn on a daily basis. In 2014 Jasper was awarded the Office 365 MVP Award. In summary, InSpark's Microsoft MVP is the ultimate ‘go-to guy’ for SharePoint and Office 365.