How do I share a calendar, task or email folder? (Outlook)
To share items:
- Open Outlook
- Right-click the item you wish to share from the list in the left hand pane (e.g. Calendar, Mail, Tasks)
- Click Properties
- Click the Permissions tab
- Click the Add button
- From the list, choose the people you want to share the item with by searching for and double-clicking on their name
- Click OK
- In the bottom half of the window, customise permissions of each user
- None is the lowest level of permissions, i.e. all access blocked
- Owner is the highest level of permissions, i.e. can create, edit and delete items
- Reviewer is the lowest level of permissions that allows a user to read items, but not create, edit or delete them
- Click Apply, and then OK
To access items that have been shared with you:
- Open Outlook
- Click File
- Click Open and Export
- Click Other User’s Folder
- Enter the user who shared a folder’s username
- Select the folder type from the dropdown
- Click OK
The shared folder will open in the reading pane.
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Information Services, Aberystwyth University, Hugh Owen Library, Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DZ
Tel: 01970 62 2400 Email: is@aber.ac.uk