How do I add or remove a site owner?

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Add a site owner

In the top right corner of your SharePoint site you will see an indicator of how many members the site has.

1. Select ‘X members’ (where X represents the number of site members)
2. Choose ‘Add members’
3. Type in staff member’s name
4. Select the arrow underneath the member’s name.
5. Select ‘Owner’ from the drop-down menu.
6. Choose ‘Save’

The change will be made immediately.

Remove a site owner

In the top-right corner of the Departmental SharePoint site you will see an indicator of how many members the site has.

1. Select ‘X members’ (where X represents the number of site members)
2. Select the arrow underneath the site owner’s name.
3. Choose ‘Member’ or ‘Remove from group’

If you select ‘Member’ their access will be demoted to ‘Site Member’. If you select ‘Remove from group’ their access to the site will be removed.