How to change a user to an administrator in Microsoft 365

This guide shows how to promote an existing Microsoft 365 user to an administrator from the Loopia Customer Zone. Administrators can create users, assign licences and manage settings in the Microsoft 365 admin centre.

Sign in to the Loopia Customer Zone

Log in to the Loopia Customer Zone. If you’ve forgotten your login details, you can request new ones from the password retrieval page.

Open the Microsoft 365 service

In the Customer Zone, click Microsoft 365 under Services.

Microsoft 365 link under Services in the Loopia Customer Zone

Select the user you want to promote

In the Microsoft 365 administration screen, scroll to the user list at the bottom. Click the user you want to promote to see the user’s settings.

Microsoft 365 user list in the Loopia Customer Zone with a user selected for editing

Change the role to Administrator

In the drop-down menu next to the user, change the role from User to Administrator and click Save.

Note: it can take up to one hour before the change takes effect and administrator privileges are active in Microsoft 365.

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