Introduction
How to open and use a Shared Mailbox in the Outlook App for iOS
Instructions
Note: Each Shared Mailbox must be set up separately.
- Open Outlook and click on the button next to Inbox. (The button may look different depending on the number of email accounts you have setup in Outlook)
- Click on the wheel icon at the bottom to access Settings.
- On the Settings screen, select Add account > Add Email Account
- Enter the full email address of the Shared Mailbox email address and click Add Account.
Note: Go back to the previous page if it asks you to enter a password and click Setup Account Manually.
- Choose IMAP and enter the following
- Email Address: Shared MailBox Email Address
- Display Name: Name of the Account
- Description: (You can enter description you want here, example: work)
- Turn On Use Advanced Settings and continue entering the rest of the information.
IMAP Outgoing Mail Server Info
- SMTP Hostname: smtp.office365.com:587
- SMTP Username: (your_primary_account)@stcloudstate.edu
- Password: YOUR StarID account password
- IMAP Incoming Mail Server Info:
IMAP Hostname: outlook.office365.com:993
IMAP Username: (your_primary_account)@stcloudstate.edu\Shared MailBox Email Address
IMAP Password: YOUR StarID account password. It should already be populated from the previous screen.
- Once you are done adding information, choose Sign In. If all the information you entered is correct, you will have access to the Shared Mailbox On your iOS device.