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title: Create users
description: Follow the instructions to create users on the portal. This allows you to authorize co-workers or customers to view and/or modify your maps.
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# Create users

## Follow the instructions to create users on the portal. This allows you to authorize co-workers or customers to view and/or modify your maps.

1. Go to the **Users** tab and click on **Add User**.  
   ![image-png-2](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/image-png-2.png?width=178&name=image-png-2.png)  
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2. ![add-user](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/add-user.png?width=452&name=add-user.png)  
         If you want to add one user in with **Active Directory**, select the first option. If you want to add one user with **OpenId Connect** select the third option. To add one user from the **Portal,** select the second option.
   
          
        Fill in the **Full Name** of the user, his **User Name**, his email and you can send the invitation by email.
3. Choose his role among the 3 proposals (Map Gallery, Map Creator, Administrator). [Learn more about these roles here](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/the-different-user-roles-in-cartovista-server?hsLang=en).  
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     You can add the new user to a selected group

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