Open and Use a Shared Mailbox in Outlook
Summary
A shared mailbox makes it easy for a group of people to monitor and send email from a public email address, like info@nobisrehabpartners.com. When a person in the group replies to a message sent to the shared mailbox, the reply appears to come from the shared address, not from the individual person.
Instructions
Add a Shared Mailbox to Outlook (Installed on your computer)
If a shared mailbox was assigned to you, it should automatically appear as a separate folder in the left navigation pane in Outlook after a brief waiting period. You can also try restarting Outlook to force the mailbox to display.
What if it didn’t work?
- If your admin only recently added you to a shared mailbox, it may take a few minutes before the shared mailbox appears. Wait a bit and then close and restart Outlook again.
- If that didn't work, then manually add the shared mailbox to Outlook:
- Open Outlook.
- Choose the File tab in the ribbon.
- Choose Account Settings, then select Account Settings from the menu.
- Select the Email tab.
- Make sure the correct account is highlighted, then choose Change.
- Choose More Settings > Advanced > Add.
- Type the shared email address, such as info@contoso.com.
- Choose OK > OK.
- Choose Next > Finish > Close.
Send Mail From the Shared Mailbox
- Open Outlook.
- Choose New Email.
- If you don't see the From field at the top of your message, choose Options > From.
- Click From in the message, and change to the shared email address. If you don't see your shared email address, choose Other email address and then type in the shared email address.
- Choose OK.
- Finish typing your message and then choose Send.
- From now on when you want to send a message from your shared mailbox, the address will be available in your From drop down list.
- Whenever you send a message from your shared mailbox, your recipients will only see the shared email address in the message.
Reply to Mail Sent to the Shared Mailbox
- Open Outlook.
- Open the email message you want to reply to.
- From field at the top of your message, you should see the name of your shared mailbox. If you don't, choose the From dropdown box and choose your shared mailbox.
- Finish typing your message and then choose Send.
- When you want to send a message from your shared mailbox, the address will be available in your From drop down list.
- Whenever you send a message from your shared mailbox, your recipients will only see the shared email address in the message.
Use a Shared Mailbox on a Mobile Device (Phone or Tablet)
- Sign in to your primary account in Outlook for iOS or Android.
- Tap the Add Account button in the left navigation pane, then tap Add a Shared Mailbox.
- If you have multiple accounts in Outlook Mobile, select the account that has permissions to access the shared mailbox.
- Select the account that has permissions to your shared mailbox.
