Create, edit, or delete a cross-site group

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Create a cross-site group

  1. On the Web site you want to manage, click Site Settings .

  2. In the Administration section, click Go to Site Administration .

  3. In the Users and Permissions section, click Manage cross-site groups .

  4. Click New Cross-site Group .

  5. Type a name and description for the group in the fields provided.

  6. In the Owner section, specify the owner of the cross-site group:

    • If you want to own the group yourself, click Yourself .

    • To allow other members of this site collection to add and remove users, click Allow members of this cross-site group to add and remove site users .

    • To specify another user as the owner of this cross-site group, click Someone else and then click the Select button to choose an owner from the Select Owner window that appears.

  7. Click Create .

Edit a cross-site group

  1. On the Web site you want to manage, click Site Settings .

  2. In the Administration section, click Go to Site Administration .

  3. In the Users and Permissions section, click Manage cross-site groups .

  4. Click the name of the cross-site group that you want to edit.

  5. Click Change Cross-site Group Settings .

  6. Type the desired name and description for the group in the fields provided.

  7. In the Owner section, specify the owner of the cross-site group:

    • If you want to own the group yourself, click Yourself .

    • To allow other members of this site collection to add and remove users, click Allow members of this cross-site group to add and remove site users .

    • To specify another user as the owner of this cross-site group, click Someone else and then click the Select button to choose an owner from the Select Owner window that appears.

  8. Click Create .

Delete a cross-site group

  1. On the Web site you want to manage, click Site Settings .

  2. In the Administration section, click Go to Site Administration .

  3. In the Users and Permissions section, click Manage cross-site groups .

  4. Click checkbox that corresponds to the name of the cross-site group that you want to delete and then click Delete Selected Cross-site Groups .

  5. Click OK to confirm that you want to delete the group, or click Cancel to cancel the deletion.