Office 365 (Classic Outlook) - Share and Delegate Your Email Inbox

This document provides an overview of how to share and delegate your email inbox in the Office 365 Classic Outlook. Delegating cannot be done in either the New Outlook or the Outlook Web App
  1. Open the Classic Outlook App
  2. Once open, select File > Info > Account Settings > Delegate Access
  3. Select Add
  4. In the Add Users window, type the delegate's name and press Enter to search for the email address
  5. Select the person's name, select Add, then select OK
  6. Under Delegate Permissions, set options for what the delegate will need access to (e.g. Calendar, Tasks, Inbox, Contacts, Notes) 
  7. To send an automatic message to the delegate, select the Automatically send a message to delegate summarizing these permissions checkbox
  8. Select OK
  9. Select the back button to return to your inbox

Keywords:
Office 365 Outlook Web App, share, delegate, email, inbox, classic 
Doc ID:
51190
Owned by:
Jeff P. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2015-05-07
Updated:
2025-05-15
Sites:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville