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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion docs/identity-platform/howto-create-service-principal-portal.md
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Expand Up @@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ To register an application in your Microsoft Entra tenant, you need:

## Register an application with Microsoft Entra ID and create a service principal

1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com) as at least a [Cloud Application Administrator](~/identity/role-based-access-control/permissions-reference.md#cloud-application-administrator).
1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com) as at least a [Application Developer](~/identity/role-based-access-control/permissions-reference.md#application-developer).
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The article "a" should be "an" before "Application Developer" since it starts with a vowel sound. This is consistent with other instances in the codebase (e.g., quickstart-register-app.md:30, howto-add-terms-of-service-privacy-statement.md:57).

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1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com) as at least a [Application Developer](~/identity/role-based-access-control/permissions-reference.md#application-developer).
1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com) as at least an [Application Developer](~/identity/role-based-access-control/permissions-reference.md#application-developer).

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- For further information on least privilege for application management, see [Delegate app registration permissions in Microsoft Entra ID](~/identity/role-based-access-control/delegate-app-roles)
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The sentence should end with a period. According to the Microsoft Writing Style Guide, complete sentences should have proper punctuation.

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- For further information on least privilege for application management, see [Delegate app registration permissions in Microsoft Entra ID](~/identity/role-based-access-control/delegate-app-roles)
- For further information on least privilege for application management, see [Delegate app registration permissions in Microsoft Entra ID](~/identity/role-based-access-control/delegate-app-roles).

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1. Browse to **Entra ID** > **App registrations** then select **New registration**.
1. Give the application a name, such as *example-app*.
1. Under **Supported account types**, select _Accounts in this organizational directory only_.
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