Microsoft 365 - Make a Group Hidden or Unhidden within Global Address List (GAL) or make Members Hidden from non-members
Important:
- The UW-Madison Office 365 team can only guarantee that a hidden group or hidden member list will be hidden within Outlook on the web and latest versions of Outlook desktop clients
- If a Group is hidden in the GAL, the members of the Group will not be visible.
- You must be the Group owner to make these changes/requests.
What does it mean when a Group is hidden in the GAL?
All group functionality will continue to work, but the group will not be visible in any searches. For all members of the Microsoft 365 Group, the group will still appear in the navigation pane in Outlook clients. All other parameters of the group can still be managed by the group owner(s).
- Manage Group visibility in the GAL
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- Manage the group.
- Select "Status".
- Select the desired option to either Hide or make the group visible.
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What does it mean when the members of the Group are hidden?
When a non-member of the group views the details of the group, the members of the group will not be available. Important: This parameter can only be set during the creation of the Group by Microsoft 365 administrators. There is no need to perform this action if the Group is hidden in the GAL.
- Hide Group members
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Important: This setting can only be set at creation of the Group - it cannot be modified after the Group has been created.
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Fill out the "Hide Group Members" request form - important - you must signed in using 'self service' role within WiscIT before accessing the form.
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