9.3 Create a group

Choose your group type

You can create any of several different types of groups, depending on the group’s purpose. The most common types of groups are email lists, web and Q&A forums, and collaborative inboxes.

Create your group and set basic permissions

Note: (For G Suite accounts) To find or create web forums within your organization that are not public, go to Groups and click My GroupsSwitch organization view to "yourdomain.com" before doing the following tasks.

After you know the type of group you want to create, you’re ready to create it.

1. On the Groups home window, click Create Group.
2. Fill out the information on the page, such as your group name, the group’s email address, and your group type.
3. Under Basic permissions, specify who can view topics, post messages, and join the group by assigning roles:
  1. - Member—Can post to the group.
    - Manager—Can post to the group. Can approve, add, or remove members.
    - Owner—Can create the group and add members. By default, the group’s creator is an owner, but you can add other owners, too.
4. Click Create.

Invite members

After creating your group, add people to it either by inviting them to join or adding them yourself.

1. On the Topics page, click Manage members.

2. Under Members, click Invite members to invite people to join, or click Direct add members to add them yourself.

3. Enter the email addresses.

Note: If you can't add people outside your company, see your G Suite administrator.

4. Write an invitation message.

5. Click Send invites to invite new members, or Add to directly add members.

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