Open a shared Mail, Calendar, or People folder in Outlook for Mac

Applies To
Outlook for Microsoft 365 for Mac Outlook 2024 for Mac Office 2024 for Mac Outlook 2021 for Mac Office 2021 for Mac Office 365 Small Business

Important

To open another person's Mail, Calendar, or People folder, both you and the other person must have a Microsoft Exchange account, and the account owner must grant you permission.

  1. On the File menu, point to Open, and then select Other User's Folder...

  2. In the Folder Type list, select Inbox, Calendar, or Address Book.

  3. In the Search box, type the name of the person who granted you access, select the person's name in the search results, and then select Open.
    The shared Mail folder appears in the Folder pane. The shared Calendar appears in the Folder pane under the Shared Calendars heading. The shared Address Book appears in the Folder pane under the Shared Contacts heading.

    Note

    • If you receive the message "Outlook was redirected to the server autodiscover-s.outlook.com to get new settings for your account.". choose Always use my response for this server and select Allow.
    • If you have a shared folder selected in the Folder pane, new items that you create are saved in that shared folder.
    • To remove another user's shared folder from your Folder pane, hold down Control, select the folder, and then select Remove Shared Account.

See also

Open a shared Exchange calendar in Outlook for Mac

Share your calendar in Outlook for Mac