Outlook 2011 Creating Delegates to Your Account

Conrad McGarry updated July 15, 2014 at 1:10 PM

Delegator: Allowing Delegates to Access Your Account

1. Go to Outlook > Preferences > Accounts.
2. Select your account and click Advanced.
   
   
   
   
3. Go to the Delegates tab. Under "Delegates who can act on my behalf", click the sign to add a delegate.
   
   
   
   
4. Type the email account you wish to delegate to and click Find. Select the account and click OK.
   
   
   
   
5. Configure permissions (example shown below).
   
   
   
   
6. Click OK and exit out of Outlook settings.

Delegate: Accessing a Delegator's Account

1. Go to Outlook > Preferences > Accounts.
2. Select your account and click Advanced.
   
   
   
   
3. Go the Delegates tab. Under "People I am a delegate for:" click the sign to become a delegate.
   
   
   
   
4. Type the email account you wish to become a delegate of and click Find. Select the account and click OK.
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK and exit out of Outlook settings.