Assign Microsoft 365 licenses

Administrators can assign Microsoft 365 licenses in the following ways. For guidance on assigning licenses, use the following resources.

Use the Microsoft 365 admin center

• Admin center instructions
• Admin center video demo

Use PowerShell

• PowerShell instructions
• PowerShell video demo

Use Group-based licensing

Note

Group-based licensing is currently available only through the Azure portal. If you primarily use other management portals for user and group management, such as the Microsoft 365 portal, you can continue to do so. But you should use the Azure portal to manage licenses at the group level.

• Group-based licensing instructions
• Group-based licensing video demo