Add or remove co-owners in Staff Notebook for OneNote
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OneNote for Microsoft 365 OneNote for Microsoft 365 for Mac OneNote for the web OneNote 2024 OneNote 2024 for Mac OneNote 2021 OneNote 2021 for Mac OneNote 2016 OneNote for Mac

Staff Notebook co-owners, such as administrative assistants, business managers, or department heads, can access and manage the Staff Notebook from any device.

The co-owner(s) you add will receive an email with a link to the Staff Notebook. The co-owner(s) you remove will no longer have access to the Staff Notebook.

Important: If the notebook was creates using the Staff Notebook wizard, only the creator of a Staff Notebook can add or remove co-owners.  ​​​​​​​If you're looking to remove a co-owner from a Staff Notebook in Teams for Education, change them into a Team Member and then remove them from the Team. Detailed instructions: Remove someone from a team in Microsoft Teams.

Add/remove a co-owner for a OneDrive Staff Notebook

  1. Go to the Staff Notebook Wizard and sign in with your school account if prompted. The Staff Notebook Wizard will automatically open in your web browser.

  2. Select Add or remove notebook co-owners, then select the notebook you're updating.

    1. Add co-owner(s) by name or email address. Type in names of co-owners to add to Staff Notebook.

    2. Remove co-owner(s) by selecting their name.Remove Co Owner from Staff Notebook

  3. Confirm the list of co-owners with access to the Staff Notebook.

  4. Select Update.

If you would like to remove a co-owner's administrative permissions but still allow them to access the Staff Notebook, first remove them following the steps above. Then add them to the Staff Notebook as a staff member.

As a member, they will still be able to participate in the Collaboration Space and access the Staff Notebook and Content Library. However, they won't have permission to edit library content or participate in the Leader-Only section.

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Create a Staff Notebook

Add or remove staff members in Staff Notebook

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OneNote Staff Notebook training

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