# Create offline users without invitation **URL:** \ **Category:** Asana In Practice\ **Created:** [4 November 2019 21:12 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-offline-users-without-invitation/65343 "2019-11-04T21:12:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jorge\_Soares](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Jorge\_Soares](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jorge_Soares)\ **Post date:** [4 November 2019 21:12 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-offline-users-without-invitation/65343/1 "2019-11-04T21:12:33Z")
Hi, I’m trying to set up Asana for my team, still as proof-of-concept. Therefore, I’d like to add several users to a team without having to invite them, i.e., create offline users just to see if Asana would work for my team. Is that possible? or do I need (forced) to always add users based on e-mails? if so, is there a way to make this silently, i.e., that they do not get notified or receive any e-mails from Asana? Thanks, Jorge ---
**Author:** ![Doris\_Barber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/doris_barber/32/30118_2.png) [@Doris\_Barber](https://forum.asana.com/u/Doris_Barber)\ **Post date:** [4 November 2019 23:56 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-offline-users-without-invitation/65343/2 "2019-11-04T23:56:54Z")
@Jorge_Soares I have a gmail account , so I create “dummy” users. So if my email was [asanauser@gmail.com](mailto:asanauser@gmail.com) , I set up the dummy account with [asanauser+Jane@gmail.com](mailto:asanauser+Jane@gmail.com). Any emails just come to me and I can still have the user in Asana. ---
**Author:** ![Jorge\_Soares](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Jorge\_Soares](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jorge_Soares)\ **Post date:** [6 November 2019 12:17 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-offline-users-without-invitation/65343/3 "2019-11-06T12:17:21Z")
Hi @Doris_Barber , thanks for the advise. I have also seen that by using Instagantt (together with Asana) I can create VU (virtual users). It is a nice workaround. Best regards, Jorge ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/system/32/276370_2.png) [@system](https://forum.asana.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [30 May 2025 19:07 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/create-offline-users-without-invitation/65343/4 "2025-05-30T19:07:30Z")
Closed on 30 May 2025 19:07 UTC