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Users without a valid UWaterloo username will require a guest account to access and use Sendit. Anyone with a UWaterloo username can create a guest account for somebody outside of the University. 

Creating a Guest account

  1. Log in to Sendit using your UWaterloo username and password (Your username is your 8-character username, i.e. myuserna)

  2. Click on the down arrow next to your username in the top right-hand side of the window

  3. Choose Invite Others

  4. Enter the guest account contact information using the following guidelines for the mandatory fields:

    • User name: use the contact's email address for their User name (this is the username they will use to log in to Sendit)

    • First name: enter the first name of the contact/guest

    • Last name: enter the last name (surname) of the contact/guest

    • Email address: enter the email address for the guest account. The account details will be sent in an invitation to this email address. The email address will be used for all notifications.

  5. Click Save to create the guest account and to send the invitation email with site login details to the guest/contact

    • As soon as the invitation is sent, a password is automatically generated and sent to the guest user, who will be required to enter the password before receiving the file(s)

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