Set up a shared mailbox as the default address in Outlook for Mac
You will first need to disable automapping for the shared mailbox. See the article on disabling automapping using UTORgrouper.
Instructions
- Open Outlook.
- Go to the Outlook menu and choose Preferences.
- In the window that appears, click on Accounts.
- Click on the + located at the bottom left corner. Select New Account.
- In the Add Account screen, enter the shared mailbox email address and click Continue.
- You will see the Weblogin screen. Enter your UTORid and password and click Log in.
- You may see a window requesting account information. Enter your email address and UTORid password and click OK.
- You will see a message about being redirected to the exchange server. Check Always use my response for this server and click Allow.
- You will see an account setup confirmation. Click Done.
- In the Accounts window, highlight the shared mailbox in the left-hand pane, click on the gear button and select Set as Default. Close the Accounts window.
- The shared mailbox has now been configured, and it should start synchronizing the shared mailbox email messages and calendar. Depending on the volume of messages, this may take some time.