Adding members to a Google Group
If you wish to request the initial creation of a Google Group please submit a Google Group service request.
Technical Support Services staff will assist with the initial set up and configuration. At the point of Group creation a Group Manager will be designated.
If you wish to add or remove Google Group members, the Group Manager is able to do so following Google's up to date instructions at the url below:
https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2465464?hl=en
Google's instructions for adding and removing members as of early 2024 are noted below:
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click the name of a group.
- On the left, click Members.
- At the top, click Add members.
- At the bottom, next to Directly add members, click Turn off .
- Enter the email addresses of the people to invite.
- (Optional) To include an invitation message, enter a message.
- Click Send invites.
- To manage invitations:
- On the left, click Pending members.
- Take one of the following actions:
- To resend a single invitation, point to the invitationon the right, click Resend invitation . Invitations automatically expire after 7 days, but you can resend them any time.
- To cancel a single invitation, point to the invitationon the right, click Cancel invitation .
- To resend or cancel multiple invitations, check the boxes next to the invitationsabove the list on the right, click Resend invitation or Cancel invitation .
When you add people directly, you can assign them the member, manager, or owner role.
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click the name of a group.
- On the left, click Members.
- At the top, click Add members.
- Enter the email addresses of the people to invite.
(Optional) To add a welcome message to the email notification for new members, enter a message.
- Click Add members.
The members are added to the group, even if their names don't appear on the group member list immediately.
Note: If you try to add a user to a group and get an error message saying that their email address is the primary, secondary, or alternate address of an existing member, that user is already a group member.
You can view requests to join your group and accept or deny them on an individual basis.
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click the name of a group.
- On the left, click Pending members.
- Take one of the following actions:
- To approve a single request, on the right of the request entry, click Approve request .
- To reject a single request, on the right of the request entry, click Reject request .
- To accept or reject multiple join requests, check the boxes next to the requestsabove the list on the right, click Approve request or Reject request .
You can view all group members as well as people who have been banned from a group.
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click the name of a group.
- On the left, click Members.
- To view people who have been banned from the group, on the left, click Banned users.
Remove members from your group
If you're a group owner, you can remove members from your group:
- Sign in to Google Groups.
- Click the name of a group.
- On the left, click Members.
- Check the box next to each member you want to remove.
- Click Remove member .