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Office 365 with Outlook - Open shared mailbox

This manual is meant for Outlook users.
This manual explains how to connect to a shared mailbox.

A shared mailbox to which you have "Full Access" will be connected automatically.
If you have limited access to a mailbox, you can follow the steps in this manual to connect to that mailbox.

Requirements

To complete this manual, you will need:

  • A computer connected to the internet
  • The Outlook client

Steps

1
Open Outlook settings
  • Open Outlook
  • Click File
Open Outlook settings
2
Open Account settings
  • Click Account Settings and click menu-option Account Settings
Open Account settings
3
Change mailsettings
  • Open tab Email
  • Select your emailaddress
  • Click Change...
Change mailsettings
4
Open the advanced settings
  • Click More Settings
  • INFO: Usually option "Cached Exchange Mode" is inactive, so Outlook works online
Open the advanced settings
5
Add the shared mailbox
  • Open tab Advanced
  • Click Add
  • Enter the emailaddress of the mailbox you want to add
  • The mailbox will be added to field "Open these additional mailboxes"
  • Click OK
  • Click Next
  • Click Finished
Add the shared mailbox