SharePoint Invitations
When you are invited at the list or site level, or added to a SharePoint group, you will receive a classic SharePoint Invitation. The classic invitation experience begins with an email:
If you are using a consumer email account, such as those from Hotmail.com, gmail.com, outlook.com, yahoo.com, etc., then you will want to choose Microsoft Account. If you are using your email from work, or school, choose Organizational Account. If you choose a Microsoft Account, you’ll see the following interface:
Note: if you do not already have a Microsoft Account, and you enter your email, you’ll see the following dialog:
Click “Get a New One” or “Create One!” to register a new Microsoft account:
Provide a password:
Then enter your first and last name:
And provide your Birthday:
Check your email. Microsoft will send you a code to verify you own the email address. Enter the code:
Once you enter the code and click next, it will bring you to the Keep Me Signed In dialog:
New Sharing Experience
The New Sharing Experience, also called ad hoc, is received when a user shares a file or folder in a SharePoint Online or OneDrive Library. If the user already exists in the directory, or if a site or list is shared with the user, it will fall back to the classic experience. Like the classic experience, it begins with an invitation:
Clicking on the link, however, is a little different:
Click the send code, and you will generate the one time code, which will be sent to your email:
Enter the code in the following screen:
Once you enter the valid code, you’ll have access to the resource.
If you are having any trouble with these directions, please: Submit an IT request at IT Support 4U