Adding a User to Share your Contacts


 

In order to make the contacts in your exchange mailbox available to someone else on the system, you first have to add that user and set permissions.

 

To add a user to share your contacts:

 

1

In Outlook, choose Go > Folder List to display the folder list in the left navigation pane.


 

2

The Folder List appears in the left navigation pane. Select your Exchange mailbox under the Folder List. Ex. mary@hwchi.com in the left navigation pane in Outlook.  
 

 

3

Expand your Exchange mailbox by clicking on the plus (+) sign and selectContacts.
 

 

4

The Contact view appears with your contacts in the right pane.


 

5

Right-click on Contact in the left navigation pane.  A menu appears. Select  Sharing.

 

 

6

In the Contact properties screen, click the Permissions tab.

 

7

Click Add under the Permission Level box.


 

 

8
 

 

 

 

The Add Users screen appears. Select the user that you want to share your calendar with Ex. todd@hwchi.com and click Add.  


 

9
 

 

The user todd@hwchi.com appears in the Add Users text box. Click Ok.
 

 

6

The Contacts Properties screen appears with the user todd@hwchi.com in the Permission Level box.

Before Todd  can see your contacts, you will need to set a permission level for his account.  There are nine types of permission levels that you can set.  See Setting Permission Levels for Contacts.