Creating an Outlook Profile w/ Shared Mailbox Only

  1. Click the Start button.
  2. Click on the Control Panel.
  3. Inside the Control Panel, you may need to change the view to see all the options available. If you only see 6 or so large icons, click the "View by" button in the upper right of the window and change it from "Category" to "Large icons".
    Change control panel view from categories to Icons, either large or small depending on your preference
  4. Inside the list of icons, click "Mail".
    Click Mail or Mail 32-bit
  5. In the "Mail Setup" click "Show Profiles"
    Click Show Profiles
  6. Click "Add" and name your profile what you want.                                                                                                    
  7. Then put in the name of your shared mailbox in the "Email" field (If this is already filled in, just remove and add the shared mailbox address).
  8. It will then prompt you to put in username and password. Here you would put your username@arbor.edu and your password and check "Remember my credentials".
  9. Now you are all set. Go ahead and click "Finish".
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