Assign a Mailbox Plan

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Applies to: Office 365 for enterprises, Live@edu

You assign a mailbox plan to a new user when you create the new mailbox. In Microsoft Live@edu, you can also change the mailbox plan assigned to an existing mailbox.

A mailbox plan defines settings and permissions for the user. For more information, see Mailbox Plans.

Assign a mailbox plan when you create a new mailbox

In the Exchange Control Panel:

  1. Select My Organization > Users & Groups > Mailboxes > New.
  2. In the Mailbox plan drop-down list, select a mailbox plan.

Assign a mailbox plan when you import new users using a CVS file

You can also assign a mailbox plan when you use a CSV file to import new users in the Exchange Control Panel. Use the MailboxPlan attribute in the header row of the CSV file to assign the mailbox plan. If you don't include this attribute, the default mailbox plan is used.

For more information, see Import New Exchange Online Users with a CSV File.

Live@edu only: Change the mailbox plan assigned to an existing mailbox

In the Exchange Control Panel:

  1. Select My Organization > Users & Groups > Mailboxes.
  2. In the Mailboxes list, select the mailbox to modify and click Details.
  3. In the Mailbox Settings section, select a different mailbox plan from the Mailbox plan drop-down list.
  4. Click Save.