How to Add a New User

Insightly administrators can add new users from the System Settings > Users page. Once the user is activated, you'll need to set up their security access permissions.

Adding a new user will increase your subscription cost. You can view your current plan level and per-user cost on the Billing & Account page.

To add a new user

1. Go to System Settings > User List.
2. To add or invite a new user, click the Add New User button. 
   
3. Administrators can set additional field values during the user creation process. The revised 'Add New User' modal closely resembles the edit user form, with the added feature of incorporating the ability to add a Google Workspace user at the top if the instance is a Google Workspace instance. 
4. If you see a list of Google Workspace users from your Google Apps domain, you're using an Insightly for Google Workspace account. If you don't see a list, skip ahead to step 5.
   Select a name from the list and click Add to activate the user in Insightly. The user will receive an email and will be able to sign in using their G Suite login. For these users, you can skip the next step.
   

   Users from outside your domain, including subdomains, won't appear in the list and can be added in the next step. These users won't be able to log in from Gmail.

5. If you are not using Insightly for Google Workspace or are adding a user from outside of your Google Workspace domain, enter the new user's first name, last name, and e-mail address.
6. Select a Profile for the user.
7. Select the Product User Licenses for the user. Each user must be assigned at least one of the following: CRM Subscription or Marketing Subscription.
8. Click Add New User button.

An email message with an activation link will be sent to the user. They can activate their Insightly user account by clicking the link and setting up a password. For security reasons, the invitation will expire after seven days. If they have any trouble, our article on following up on invitations can help you assist them.

Setting up security permissions

Once the user is activated, you may want to change their security permissions. How you do this will depend on which permissions system your account uses.

Simple Permissions

When your Insightly account is set up with Simple Permissions, you can make the user an administrator or turn off their ability to export information. To do so, click either of the icons next to the user's name.

Advanced Permissions

Advanced Permissions give you more control over what a user can see and do in Insightly, and you can set up a user's regional settings for them.

When you use Advanced Permissions, you can also make the user an administrator or turn off their ability to export information. But if the user won't be an administrator, you'll also need give them access to the right records by assigning them to a profile and role.

To set up a user's regional settings and assign a role and profile

1. Click on the user's name.
   
2. Click Edit User.
   
3. Select a role from the list.
   
4. Select a profile from the list.
   
5. Select the proper time zone, currency, default address country, and language for the user's location.
   
6. Click Save User Details.
   

As your business grows and new users with new responsibilities are added, you may find you need to adjust or add your roles, profiles, and sharing rules.