Create User in Microsoft Entra ID

Step 1: Log in to portal.azure.com with your Microsoft Account.

Step 2: From Azure global search access “Microsoft Entra ID“

Step 3: From the menu section >> Under manage select “Users“

Step 4: Now select All users >> Click on + New User

Step 5: Now select the “create new user” this is used to create a new internal user in your organization.

Step 6: Fill the basic parameters as show in the image.

• User principal name: add user’s email address
• Mail nickname: Check the box
• Display name: add user’s name
• Password: Check the Auto generate Password and Copy the password to share it with user to login once the account is created.
• Account Enabled: Check the box

Step 7: Next, move to properties section and fill up the required details.

• First name: add user’s first name (optional).
• Last name: add user’s last name (optional).
• User Type: select user type as “Member”

Step 8: Skip Assignments sections

Step 9: move to “Review + create” >> Verify the added parameters >> if everything is good then click on “Create” button to start creating a user in Microsoft Entra ID.

Step 10: Verify the user creation and share the user email and password to the user.

That’s it! You are done creating a new user in Microsoft Entra ID from Azure Portal.

A user in Microsoft Entra ID is an individual who can get access to Azure identity. This Microsoft Entra ID identity can be used to access applications and resources that are protected within the organization or project. Users can be created manually or automatically, and they can be assigned to groups and roles to control their access permissions. Here in this article, we will show you how to create a new user in Microsoft Entra ID from Azure Portal.

To create a new user in Microsoft Entra ID from the Azure portal, you must be a Global Administrator or User Access Administrator. Otherwise, you will not be able to create a user in Microsoft Entra ID.

Azure AD is now named “Microsoft Entra ID”