Become a delegate or stop being a delegate

Before you can become a delegate, another person must grant you delegate access to a Microsoft Exchange account. You may receive an e-mail notifying you that you have delegate access. Then, to access the items that you are a delegate for, you must add the person who granted you access to your People I am a delegate for list. When you want to stop being a delegate for someone, you need to remove the person from the list.

Do any of the following:

Become a delegate for someone else

Important: To become a delegate, you need to have a Microsoft Exchange account.

1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.

2. Click the Exchange account that you will use to access the delegated items, click Advanced, and then click the Delegates tab..

3. Under People I am a delegate for, click Add  .

4. Type the name of the person who has added you as a delegate, and then click Find.

5. Click the delegate's name, and then click OK.

Stop being a delegate

1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.

2. Click the Exchange account that you want to change, click Advanced, and then click the Delegates tab.

3. Under People I am a delegate for, click the person that you want to stop being a delegate for, and then click Delete  .

See also

About sharing and delegation

Add and manage your delegates