Give Permissions to Access Email Folder
If you would like to give someone permissions to access any email folder, there are three steps.
Step 1: You need to give the person permission to access your account name (e.g., Jane Doe)
Step 2: You need to give the person permission to access your primary folder (Inbox)
Step 3: You need to give the person permission to access each Folder/Subfolder you want to share
Share Mailbox and Individual Folders
The process for sharing your Mailbox and your Individual folders is the same.
Step 1: Permission to access your account name (e.g., Jane Doe)
- Open Outlook
- Click Mail in the bottom-left corner of the window
- Right-click your account name

- Click Data File Properties
- Click the Permissions tab
- Click Add..and add the person(s) with whom you wish to share your folder and click OK
- Click the person(s) and select Folder visible under Other
- Click Apply and OK
Step 2: Permission to access your primary folder (e.g., Inbox)
- Right-click on Inbox
- Click the Permissions tab
- Click Add. Add the person(s) with whom you wish to share your folder and click OK
- Click the person(s) and select Folder visible under the Other section
- Click Apply and OK
- Send the person you just shared with an email notifying them they now have access
Step 3: Permissions to access each Secondary Folder/Subfolder you want to share
- Right-click desired secondary folder > Properties
- Click the Permissions tab
- Click Add. And add the person(s) with whom you wish to share your folder and click OK
- Click the Permissions Level drop-down and select one of the following:
- Reviewer - Read items and files only.
- Editor – Create, read, modify, and delete all items and files.

- Click Apply and OK
- Send the person you just shared with an email notifying them they now have access.