Granting other staff access to your Outlook folders

Granting other staff access to your Outlook folders

Scenario: you wish to grant other CTSI staff members access to a folder in your Outlook profile.

Fix: You need to share your folder(s) with the other member of staff and they need to add your Outlook profile to their own.

Share your root folder
  1. Right-click the root folder of your mailbox, and click Folder Permissions
  2. Click the name of the delegate (or add them if they're not already in the list)
  3. Under Permissions, under Other, select the Folder visible check box
  4. Click OK
Share the folder(s) itself
  1. Right-click the folder you wish to share, and click Folder Permissions. Note you may need to share the folder's parent folders if it is several levels deep in your hierarchy.
  2. Click the name of the delegate (or add them if they're not already in the list)
  3. Choose the appropriate permission level from the drop-down list of permissions
  4. Click OK
Add your profile to the other staff member's Outlook folders
  1. Click File > Account Settings > Account Settings
  2. On the Email tab in the list, click the Exchange account type, click Change, and then click More Settings
  3. On the Advanced tab, under Open these additional mailboxes, click Add, and then enter your login ID

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