Outlook: Granting Delegate Access

Outlook provides users the ability to give others permissions to receive items on their behalf and respond, called Delegates.

View this quick video or use the step-by-step directions below.

Step-by-step instructions:

To set up delegates, open Outlook and select File.

From the Account Information page,

  1. Select Account Settings dropdown menu
  2. Then Delegate Access. 

The Delegates dialogue box will open. Select Add. 

The Add Users dialogue box displays

  1. Search for the person who you wish to be a delegate.
  2. Once that person has been located, click their name
  3. Select Add.
  4. Select OK. 

The Delegate Permissions dialogue permissions opens and select the permission for each function of Outlook for that delegate and select OK.

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