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Outlook (Windows): Add a Shared Mailbox
How to add a shared mailbox to Outlook (Windows) org emails organization email accounts after being added to the shared email group.
*Note* If you are not a member of the email group, you will not be able to open the file for the email group even if you are an owner.
- Please see Manage a Shared Email Group KB
Outlook App - Add Shared Mailbox
After the user has been added to the appropriate shared mailbox members group they should do the following:
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- Open Microsoft Outlook
- Click File tab in the Toolbar
- Click Account Settings button, select Account Settings.
- Select the E-Mail tab.
- Highlight your mailbox, click the Change button
- Click the More Settings button.
- Select the Advanced tab.
- Click the Add button.
- Type the Shared E-Mail Address and click Ok.
*Note* you do not need to enter the entire email address, just the "username". - Click the Apply and Ok buttons.
- Click Next, Done, and Close buttons
View Shared Mailbox
- To view the shared mailbox, click the drop-down menu next to the inbox name and select Inbox.
The shared mailbox should populate under your main mailbox (left panel).
NEW Outlook App - Add Shared Inbox
- Look for the "Shared with me" folder in the left-hand navigation pane of the New Outlook.
- Expand the folder to check if the shared mailbox is already listed.
- If the mailbox is not listed, right-click on the "Shared with me" section.
- Select "Add shared folder or mailbox" from the options.
- A dialog window will appear, allowing you to enter the name or email address of the mailbox you wish to add.
- Once added, the shared inbox will appear under the Shared with me section.