Click Ok and work your way out of the dialogs and return to Outlook.Select the correct name if presented with a list of names. Type all or part of the name of the mailbox that was shared with you.Select your Exchange account and click Change (or double click).( File, Account Settings in Outlook 2010 or 2013.) Once the folder permissions are set, the person who the folders are shared with needs to add the mailbox to their profile, as a secondary mailbox. The permission level remains set to None. You can either give the Default account Folder visible permission or click Add and select your co-worker's name from the GAL. The Default account typically has no permission to the entire mailbox.
This is the folder you click on to display Outlook Today. If they do not have any access to your mailbox, you need to give them Folder visible permission to the mailbox. If the person already has delegate access you won't need to do anything more. Repeat for each folder you wish to share.
If so, the delegate just needs to open your mailbox as a secondary mailbox in their profile. If they are a Delegate to your mailbox (Tools, Options, Delegates) they may have permission to some or all of your mailbox folders. Sharing the folderīefore a person can view one of your folders, they need permission. Go to the permission tab and assign permission to the person you want to share with.Įvery folder in the path above this folder needs to have at least Folder visible permission, up through the top level, where Outlook Today is. Right click on the shared folder and choose Properties. In order to share Outlook subfolders with another user, you need to give them the desired permission (at least Reviewer) to the folder and at least Folder visible permission to every folder above the shared subfolder. Administrators can use the tools listed below to change the permissions on many mailboxes or folders at once.įor more information about Exchange server permissions, see Managing Exchange Server Permissions