Add a Shared Mailbox to Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook can handle multiple mailboxes. When you are a member of a shared mailbox group, you can add this mailbox to your Outlook account to view both your individual email and the group email.

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Add a Shared Mailbox to New Outlook for Mac

Add a Shared Mailbox to Legacy Outlook for Mac

Add a Shared Mailbox to Outlook for Windows

Open a shared mailbox from Webmail

Add a Shared Mailbox to Microsoft Outlook - Mac New Outlook

1. Open the Outlook application.
2. Select Tools > Accounts... in the Outlook main menu.
3. On the Accounts dialog box, click on the Delegation and Sharing button in the middle of the window.
4. Switch to the Shared With Me tab and click on the + button to add a new account.
5. Enter the email address of the shared mailbox, select it in the results, and click Add in the lower right-hand corner.
6. Click Done in the lower right-hand corner and close the Accounts window.
7. If you see the Outlook was redirected to the server autodiscover... dialog box:
   • Click on the Always use my response for this server check box.
   • Click on the Allow button.
8. After a short period of time, the new shared mailbox will appear as a folder in the Accounts list on the left side of your Outlook window.

Add a Shared Mailbox to Microsoft Outlook - Mac Legacy Outlook

1. Open the Outlook application.
2. Select Tools > Accounts... in the Outlook main menu.
3. On the Accounts dialog box, click on the Advanced... button in the lower right corner.
4. Click on the Delegates tab.
5. Just below the Open these additional mailboxes box (the lower of the two boxes):
   • Click on the + button to add a new account.
   • On the Choose a Person dialog box, type in the name of the shared mailbox, select the account in the list, then click on the Add button.
6. Click on the OK button in the lower right corner.
7. Close the Accounts dialog box.
8. If you see the Outlook was redirected to the server autodiscover... dialog box:
   • Click on the Always use my response for this server check box.
   • Click on the Allow button.
9. After a short period of time, the new shared mailbox will appear as a folder in the Accounts list on the left side of your Outlook window.

Add a Shared Mailbox to Microsoft Outlook - Windows

1. Open Outlook.
2. Click on File in the Outlook menu bar.
3. Click on the Account Settings box (just to the left of your photo).
4. Click on Account Settings... in the drop-down list.
5. On the Account Settings dialog box, double-click on your email address in the Name column.
6. On the Change Account dialog box, click on the More Settings button in the lower right corner.
7. On the Microsoft Exchange dialog box, click on the Advanced tab.
8. In the Advanced tab, click on the Add... button.
9. In the Add mailbox field, type the name of the shared mailbox and click on the OK button.
10. Back on the Microsoft Exchange dialog box, click on the Apply button in the lower right corner.
11. Click on the OK button.
12. Back on the Change Account dialog box, click on the Next button.
13. Click on the Finish button.
14. Back on the Account Settings dialog box, click on the Close button.
15. Note: You may need to Expand the mailbox by clicking on the arrow, and select Inbox in order to view any emails. 
    

Open a shared mailbox from Webmail

1. First, sign in to webmail at outlook.davidson.edu 
2. In the upper-right hand corner of the page, select your profile picture. This will either be a picture of yourself, or your initials if you do not have a profile picture. 
3. On the resulting My Account frame, select the Open another mailbox menu option.
4. On the Open another mailbox dialog box, type in the name of the shared mailbox you are trying to open
5. Click on the appropriate email address to select it in the search results.
6. Click on the Open button and the shared mailbox will open in a new tab of your browser.