Navigate to public folders using the Outlook web app

Overview:

Public folders in Outlook give the university's organizations and departments a place to store, organize, and share information about particular topics or projects. Despite the word "public", not all content within a public folder (inboxes, subfolders, calendars) are accessible to everyone. In order to access the content within a particular public folder, one must be granted permission.

Navigate to public folders using the Outlook web app:
  1. Visit https://outlook.com 
  2. Sign in using your UNCSA email address and password.
  3. Expand Folders so that your inbox folder is visible.
  4. Right click on Folders.
  5. Select Add public folder to Favorites.

    Screenshot of portal.office.com showing the menu that appears when a user right clicks on "Folders." The option "Add public folder to Favorites" is highlighted and has a red arrow pointing at it.
     
  6. Click All Public Folders to expand the list. Select your public folder and then click Add Public Folder at the top of the screen.

    Screenshot of Microsoft's online Office 365 portal showing the location of the "All Public Folders" and "Add Public Folders" buttons. There is a red arrow pointing to the buttons. "Add Public Folder" is at the top of the window and "All Public Folders" is at the bottom until it is clicked.
     
  7. The public folder is now available under the Favorites folder.

    Screenshot of the main Outlook window on Microsoft's online Office 365 portal. The publif folder that was added during this article is highlighted under the "Favorites" folder.
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