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# What are Inactive members?

Inactive members are basically guest users. Because they can be contributors to your organization, they need to be visible in your structure and be able to view it, but don't participate in its operations and decisions.
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# What can inactive members do?

Some members can hold the Inactive status within your organization, which gives them limited access to Holaspirit. From their account, they can only access the **Governance** and **Members** apps.

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**They can:**

* Be assigned or elected to any roles
* Be added to circles without holding a role within them, as a [Member without a role](https://help.holaspirit.com/en/article/how-to-add-or-remove-a-member-without-a-role-from-a-circle-ktjmmf/)
* Access and view the operations (projects, actions & OKRs) of all circles, unless the circle is [private](https://help.holaspirit.com/en/article/how-do-i-set-my-circle-private-16rhwn9/).
* Access only Governance, Publications and Members apps. 

**They** **cannot**:

* Take part in the operations of their circles (projects, actions, OKRs)
* Join meetings, participate in the decision process (submitting and voting on proposals)

📌 **Note**: The [assignation process](https://help.holaspirit.com/en/article/how-to-assign-or-remove-a-member-from-a-role-126lxbc/) for Inactive members is the same as the one for active members (Users and Admins).
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# Who can add an inactive member? 

Only platform administrators can add inactive members or change status of an active member to an inactive one. 
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# How to add an Inactive member?

To add an Inactive member:

* Click on your profile icon and select **Administration**
* Go to **Manage users** and click on **Add member**
* Fill in the member’s information (name and email address)
* Choose **Inactive**
* Click on **Create member**

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After being added to the organisation, the member will receive an invitation email to access the platform.
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# How to turn an Inactive member into an active one?

Inactive members **do not require a licence** as they are included in your plan up to a certain limit. If at one point, you decide to turn an Inactive member into an active User, make sure to have enough licences included in your subscription!

👤 Only **Admins** can edit members and change their status.

To change a member's status, you need to [edit the Inactive member](https://help.holaspirit.com/en/article/how-to-edit-suspend-restore-or-delete-a-member-from-my-organization-10nfc7m/) and turn them into a **User** or an **Admin**. You can either do it from the **Administration** settings in the **Manage Users** section, or directly from the member's profile by clicking on the **Edit member** button.

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**When and Inactive member is turned into an active User, their access to Holaspirit changes.** That's why they automatically become [decision makers (core-members)](https://help.holaspirit.com/en/articles/3733856) of all the roles and circles they were already assigned to, allowing them to participate in the operations, meetings and decisions of their circles.