1. Open Outlook for Windows
2. Select File in the top left
3. Click Account Settings, followed
by Account Settings...
4. Ensure the Email tab is selected,
and then double-click on the email
account on which you’d like to
accept the share
5. Choose More Settings… on the bottom
right
6. Click the Advanced tab, followed by Add...
7. Enter the email address of the
account that has shared an email
folder with you and click OK
8. Click OK. You will then be returned to the
previous Change Account window. Here, click
Next followed by Finish. Lastly, click Close on
the Account Settings window
Once you have been returned to the Home tab of
Outlook, scroll to the bottom of your list of folders
on the left side. You will now see the account
name that has shared folder(s) with you. Expand
the section by clicking the triangle icon next to the
name to see the shared folders.
If no folders are displayed once the section is expanded,
ensure that the folder has been correctly shared to you.
Visit wmich.edu/email/email-help for instructions on
sharing a folder