Sharing email folders

A shared folder is a folder of emails that more than one person has access to. You can create a shared folder or someone else in the directory can share their folder with you

Click Mail in the navigation bar at the top right of the screen

Select mail

Right click on the folder that you wish to share on the left side of the inbox homepage

Select Permissions from the drop down list

To give someone permission to view a folder, click the plus icon at the top left of the window

Enter a name in the search field and click add

click add after selecting the right person

To assign permissions to that person, make sure the name is highlighted and click the Permission level drop down list

Select the level of access you would like them to have from the drop down list, such as Owner

 

select the correct access level

This automatically assigns certain permissions in the Read, Write, Delete access and Other sections, but you can modify these by selecting or deselecting the appropriate boxes. You should notify the person that you have shared folders with them, as no automatic email will be sent

If someone is made owner they will have full access to read, write, delete and carry out any other functions within the selected folder

When you have finished setting permission levels, click ok

Updated on 28/03/2019

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