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How To Share a Folder in Outlook

1. To share an e-mail folder, in the Navigation Pane (Navigation Pane: The column on the left side of the Outlook window that includes panes such as Shortcuts or Mail and the shortcuts or folders within each pane. Click a folder to show the items in the folder.), click Mail.
2. Right-click Mailbox - your name, and then click Sharing.
3. Click Add.
4. Select the other person that you want to give permissions to, and then click Add.
5. Select the person's name in the list, and then for Permission Level, select the permissions level of your choosing.
6. Click OK.
7. Right-click the folder you want to give the other person permissions to view, and then click Sharing.
8. Click Add.
9. Select the other person you want to give permissions to, and then under Add Users, click Add.
10. Select the person's name in the list, and then for Permission Level, select the permissions level of your choosing.


To share a folder that is not directly beneath Mailbox - user name, like the Inbox, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, or Journal folders, you must do the following on each folder that is higher in the folder tree.

1. Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing.
2. Click Add.
3. Select the other user you want to give permissions to, and then under Add Users, click Add.
4. Select the user's name in the list, and then for Permission Level, select the permissions level of your choosing.

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