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# How To Add Employees to Pleo

Employees must be added to Pleo before they can submit expenses, receive cards, or participate in approval workflows.

This how-to article explains how to add employees directly in the Pleo application.

## Before you begin

* You must have **Administrator** access
* Your company must be active in Pleo

## Add employees manually

1. Open the **Pleo application**
2. Navigate to **People**
3. Click **Add People**
4. Enter the employee’s email address
5. Click **Continue**

## Select card and reimbursement access

Choose the appropriate access level:

* **Card only**\
  For employees who use Pleo cards for all business spending
* **Card and reimbursements**\
  For employees who use cards and submit out-of-pocket expenses
* **Reimbursements only**\
  For employees who submit expenses without using a card

## Next steps

After adding an employee, you can:

* [Assign a user role](/docs/current/how-tos/user-management/how-to-assign-user-roles-to-employees)
* [Set spending limits](https://help.pleo.io/en/support/solutions/articles/103000272759-set-spending-limits)
* [Issue virtual or physical cards](https://help.pleo.io/en/support/solutions/folders/103000620227)