Open and use a shared mailbox in Outlook Web App

Open and use a shared mailbox in Outlook Web App

If you have full access permission to a shared mailbox that appears in the address book, you can use Outlook Web App or a desktop version of Outlook to open that mailbox. A shared mailbox makes it easy for a specific group of people to monitor and send email from a public email address like info@support.com or contact@support.com. When a person in the group replies to a message sent to the shared mailbox, the reply appears to be from the shared mailbox, not from the individual person. You can also use the shared mailbox as a shared team calendar. 

1. There are two ways to open a shared mailbox using Outlook Web App. Icognix Tech aids you with both methods to try and see which works best for you.

A.Add the shared mailbox so it displays under your primary mailbox

1. If you want to monitor the email from your primary mailbox and the shared mailbox at the same time, use this method. In addition, after you complete this task, the shared mailbox and its folders are displayed in the left navigation pane each time you open Outlook Web App.
2. Sign in to your account in Outlook Web App.
3. Right-click your primary mailbox in the left navigation pane, and then choose Add shared folder. (Your name is on your primary mailbox.)
4. In the Add shared folder dialog box, type the name or email address of someone who has shared a mailbox with you, and then select Add.
5. The shared mailbox displays in your Folder list in Outlook Web App. You can expand or collapse the shared mailbox folders as you can with your primary mailbox. You also can remove the shared mailbox from your Folder list. To remove it, right-click the shared mailbox, and then select Remove shared folder

B.Open the shared mailbox in a separate browser window

1. Use this method if you want to view and manage the email for the shared mailbox in its own browser window.
2. Sign in to your account in Outlook Web App.
3. On the Outlook Web App navigation bar, select your name. A list appears.
4. Select Open another mailbox.
5. Type the email address of the other mailbox that you want to open and then select Open. Or, start typing and then select Search contacts and directory to find the mailbox you want to open. Select the shared mailbox you want to open, and then select Open. Another Outlook Web App session opens in a separate window, allowing access to the other mailbox.

2.Send email from the shared mailbox

1. Select New mail above the folder list. A new message form opens in the reading pane.
2. Select More then select Show From. This option shows you that the people who receive the email message will see that it comes from the shared mailbox and not from your own email account.

Note: The first time you use a shared mailbox to send an email, you won't see the name of the shared mailbox account in the Show From drop-down. For your first-time use, delete your name, type the name of the shared mailbox in place of your name, and then send the message. In the future, the name of the shared mailbox will display in the drop-down next to Show From, and you can select it.

3.To add recipients, type the name of anyone who is in your contacts folder or organization’s address list, or type the email address in the To or Cc box. The first time you enter a person’s name, Outlook Web App searches for that person’s address. In the future, the name is cached so it resolves quickly.

4.Type a subject.

5.Type the message you want to send.

6.When your message is ready to go, select Send.

3. To access the shared calendar, do the following:

1. Sign in to your mailbox using Outlook Web App, and then select Calendar.
2. Right-click Other calendars, and then select Open calendar.
3. In From directory, enter all or part of the name of the calendar you want to open, then select
4. Search contacts and directory to find the calendar you want to open. Select the shared calendar you want to open, and then select Open.
5. The shared calendar displays in your Calendar folder list. 

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