This procedure assumes you are already using Outlook 2016 to access your NetID email account. If you are not using Outlook for your NetID email account, do not follow the instructions here. Instead, skip down the the section at the bottom of this page labeled. Open Outlook and login with your own NetID and password.
Outlook 2016 supports standard POP3/IMAP email accounts, Microsoft Exchange or Office 365 accounts, as well as webmail accounts from a range of providers including Outlook.com, Hotmail, iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo and more.
From the Tools menu, select Accounts. In the Accounts dialog box, click the small plus sign (in the lower-left corner of the dialog box), then select New Account. A Set Up Your Email dialog box will open. For Email, enter the address of the resource account, including @cornell.edu at the end.
For example, [email protected]. Click Continue. A Cornell-branded authentication dialog box will open with the resource account's email address displayed.
Change the email address to your own NetID-based email address. This is where users most frequently make a mistake. Be sure to change this address.
For Password, enter the password you use with your NetID. Click Sign in.
You'll see a success screen where you can click Add Another Account or Done. Repeat steps 4-8 if adding additional accounts. Close the Accounts dialog box. For all accounts (both your NetID mail and every Resource Account), you must use your [email protected] address for the User name, and the password you use with your NetID.
You cannot just enter your NetID. It must be the email address associated with your NetID.
If You Are Not Using Outlook for Your NetID Account The procedure above assumes you are already using Outlook (in Exchange mode) to access your NetID mail account. If you are not using Outlook for your NetID email account, do not follow the instructions here.
Instead, complete the steps in our article, with this one change: In step 4, for E-mail address, use the Resource Account's email address. If the account has more than one address, you can use any of them. For all other steps, where it asks for your User name, enter your [email protected] address.
Where it asks for a password, use the password for your NetID. About this Article.
Get Appropriate Permissions To The Mailbox It is easy to add an additional mailbox to your folder list in Microsoft Outlook. You must have permissions to another person’s or organization’s mailbox before can see anything in it however. The mailbox owner should do the following to give you permission:.
Start Outlook. In the Folder List pane, right-click on the main mailbox ( Outlook Today – Mailbox – Lastname, Firstname, and then select Properties from the pop-up menu. The Mailbox Properties dialog box opens. Click the Permissions tab. The Add Users dialog box opens. In the Type Name or Select from List field, type the lastname of the person to which you want to give permissions. Select the person from the list below, and then click Add.
You are returned to the Permissions tab of the Properties dialog box. Add permissions using one of the following methods:. Select a Role from the Permission Level drop-down list.
Click to check individual permissions. Repeat this process for each subfolder open to the person.
Add a Mailbox in Outlook 2016 for Mac If you are a delegate and routinely respond to e-mail for someone else, you may want to add their mailbox to your account for quick access. You must have been granted at least Reviewer permission to open their mailbox and see it in your Folder List. Add a mailbox to your Outlook folder view as follows:. Click on Tools Accounts then select your Exchange account at left. Click the Advanced button in the lower right. Click the Delegates tab. Click the plus (' +') sign below the lower ' People I am a delegate for' pane, then enter the name of the mailbox to which you have access.
Click OK to select the mailbox. Click OK to close the Accounts window. The mail folders, calendar, contacts, etc for that mailbox should now be visible, assuming the owner has granted you delegate permissions. Add Mailbox in Outlook 2010-2016 for Windows. With Outlook open, click the File tab. In the Info section, click the Account Settings button then choose Account Settings from the drop-down list.
Double-click on your email address in the Name column. The Change Account dialog box opens. Click More Settings button. The Microsoft Exchange dialog box opens. Click the Advanced tab. Click Add button. The Add Mailbox dialog box opens.
In the Add mailbox field type the display name (the last name may be enough) of the mailbox you want to add and then click OK. The mailbox name should be added to the Open these additional mailboxes list. Click Apply then OK.
On the Change Account dialog box click Next and then click Finish. Close the Account Settings and the Mail Setup – Outlook dialog boxes.