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Book X
Chapter 1
Managing Your
Company E-Mail
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Assigning a Delegate to Handle E-Mail and Appointments
sent). When people get these meeting/task replies, however, the From field
reads something like Delegate Name on behalf of Manager Name. That way,
people know you’re not actually responding, but someone acting on your
behalf is. For very special delegates, you can adjust the permissions to allow
them to do even more — basically acting as your replacement. Don’t worry;
no matter how many tasks you allow him or her to perform for you, your del-
egate can’t take over your corner office.
To assign a delegate, follow these steps:
1. Click the File tab, to display Backstage, and select Info from the list on
the left.
The Account Information options appear on the right.
2. Click the Account Settings button, and then select Delegate Access
from the drop-down menu that appears.
The Delegates dialog box appears.
3. Click the Add button.
The Add Users dialog box jumps up, as shown in Figure 1-10.
Figure 1-10:
Add a
delegate.
If that ol’ Add button isn’t active (if it appears grayed out, in other
words), you may not be connected to the Exchange network. Check the
status bar to make sure that you’re connected properly and that the net-
work isn’t down for some reason.
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