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Steps to provide delegate access to your Outlook

To provide delegate access to your Outlook, follow these steps:

1. Open Outlook on your computer.
2. Click on the "File" tab in the top menu.
3. From the left sidebar, select "Account Settings" and then click on "Delegate Access."

4. In the Delegates window, click on the "Add..." button.
5. Type the name or email address of the person you want to grant delegate access to in the "Add Users" field.
6. Click on the "Add" button to add the user to the delegate list.

7. In the Delegate Permissions section, you can assign various levels of access to the delegate. Select the appropriate options according to the level of access you want to provide:

- Delegate receives copies of meeting-related messages sent to me
- Delegate can see my private items

8. You can also specifically define permissions for the delegate to access your mailbox folders. Click on the "Folder Permissions" button to customize folder access.

9. After setting the permissions as desired, click on "OK" to save the changes.
10. Close the Delegate Access window.

The delegate you added will now have the designated level of access to your Outlook account, and they can perform tasks on your behalf, such as managing your calendar or responding to emails.

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