Outlook: Sharing Contacts

You can share Contact Folders with other users on our email system.  For example you might have folder with all the contacts for a specific project that others need use from time to time. For instruction regarding how to share and view contact folders, please follow the steps provided below:

1. Open Outlook

2. Click on Contacts in the lower left corner,then click on the Contact Folder you wish to share to select.

3. Next click on Share Contacts in the sharing section of the menu bar.

4. An invitation will open up. Click on the To… button and select a user from the Global Address List that you wish to grant permission to share your contacts. Then click Send and confirm the invitation.

   
   

   Note:If this option is checked the other person will be able to add, edit and delete items in the folder. If you only intend for them to see and use the items uncheck it.
   
   

5. The person you invited will receive an email with the invitation.

6. They click Open this Contacts Folder to accept.