Quick summary
The Google Admin Console lets administrators add and delete users, manage email groups, and enforce 2-step verification across a Google Workspace organization. This getting-started walkthrough covers the core admin tasks needed to set up and secure your workspace from day one.
Steps
- Click Add a user from the Google Admin Console home screen.
- Provide the name and primary email for the new user, then click ADD NEW USER.
- Hit COPY PASSWORD and send it to the new user to complete account setup.
- Learn how to delete existing users from your Google Workspace.
- Navigate to Users in the left pane to manage your user list.
- Click the user entry to open their profile and initiate the delete action.
- Select the Transfer option if you want to transfer the deleted user's data to another account.
- Move on to creating a new Email Group for your organization.
- Look for Groups in the left pane of the Admin Console.
- Click on Create group to start a new group.
- Provide a relevant Group name and Group email for the new group.
- Give appropriate access permissions to the group members.
- Click the CREATE GROUP button to finalize and save the group.
- Go to Security > Authentication in the left pane.
- Select 2-step verification from the Authentication settings.
- Toggle it On to enable 2FA for all users in your Google Workspace.
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