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# Create a Guest User

### **Overview**

Guest Users are ideal for collaborating with external team members while maintaining domain security. There are a couple methods for adding guest users, depending on the circumstance for their invitation.

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### **Method 1: Inviting a Guest User to a Group or Project**

To invite a guest user to a group or project, start by navigating to the desired group or project and clicking the **Group Tools** dropdown menu.

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Select **Add Guest Users** to open the **Invite Guest Users** pop-up menu. In the section labeled **People outside your company**, enter the email address of the guest user and click **Invite** to send the invitation.

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**Guest User Settings** for the workspace can be managed through the **Admin** dropdown menu. From the pop-up menu, you can configure permissions and access levels for guest users within the workspace.

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### **Method 2: Enabling Guest User Invitations in General Settings**

Navigate to the **Admin Portal** and select the **Domain** section. Go to **General Settings** and locate the **Invite Settings** option.

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Allow external email addresses to be invited as guest users by enabling the corresponding setting.

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### **How to Convert a Guest User to a Network User**

Converting from a guest to a network user will give this user full user portal access to MangoApps. All the data posted by this guest user will continue to be accessible.&#x20;

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To convert a guest user, open the **Admin Portal** and navigate to **Manage Users** under the **Users** dropdown menu.

Locate and select the guest user account.&#x20;

From the **Admin Tools** dropdown menu, select **Convert to Network User**.

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Once a user has been converted from a guest user to a network user they **CANNOT** be converted back. The user must be deleted from the domain, then re-added as a new guest user.
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Conversion of a guest user into a network user may affect your domain's subscription price. Please contact your **Account Management Team** for more information on how guest conversions will affect your subscription.
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