Creating a user mailbox
When a user is licensed in O365 under a subscription that includes Exchange, they're automatically allocated a mailbox. This recipe covers how to create a user mailbox through licensing.
How to do it…
- Go to the Microsoft 365 admin center at https://admin.microsoft.com.
- Select Users | Active users from the left-hand navigation pane.
- Select the ellipsis next to an unlicensed user's name and choose Manage product licenses:


Figure 4.1 – A selected user and the Manage product licenses option from the ellipsis menu
- Choose a location for the user and check a subscription option (such as E3 or E5) that includes Exchange. Click on Save changes:
Figure 4.2 – The Licenses and Apps screen of the user details page
How it works…
You've just created a user mailbox by assigning the user a license for O365. Exchange Online is included in most O365 subscriptions, and users...
