Changing SharePoint Site to Allow External Sharing

Note: The following document will set your Sharepoint group site to be accessible by any external user without needing a Microsoft login.

1. Navigate to Sharepoint Admin portal
2. Select the top level Sharepoint site
   1. Select sharing in the top options bar
   2. Select “Allow sharing with all external users, and by using anonymous access links”
   3. Save the changes made
3. Open Powershell as administrator
4. Use the following command
   1. Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell
   2. Type y for both questions
5. Use the following command
   1. Connect-SPOService -Url https://company-admin.sharepoint.com -credential username@company.com
   2. Change the italicized words accordingly to fit your company
6. Use the following command
   1. Set-SPOSite -Identity https://company.sharepoint.com/sites/GroupName -SharingCapability ExternalUserAndGuestSharing
   2. Change the italicized words accordingly to fit your company and group name
7. Once all 3 commands have been entered successfully you can open your Sharepoint group
   1. Select a document to share -> select Copy Link -> Select “People in … button
   2. The Anyone option should be selected
   3. You can now copy and paste the address so that external users can view your site without signing in.

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