UNLVMail - Delegated Account Access

Delegates can do things like

  • Send or reply to emails that were sent to you. When they send a message, their email address will show. For example, the sender will show as "sent by johnsmith@gmail.com."

  • Read messages sent to you

  • Delete messages sent to you

  • View and add to your contacts

Delegates can't do things like

  • Use Google Chat

  • Change the gmail password or access account settings

  • Unable to access encrypted emails


Access the delegated account

1

Accept the email invitation to confirm delegate access. The invitation expires after one week and will need to be resent.

2

Login to Gmail with your regular UNLVMail account.

3

Click on the image or initial icon at the top right corner of your screen.

In the drop-down menu that appears, the delegated mailbox will be visible.

Click on the delegated account (If you have a lot of shared mailboxes, you may need to use the scrollbar on the right to view them all)

4

The shared/delegated account will open in a new tab or window.

It will look just like another inbox. Considering using Gmail themes to keep yourself organized.

Additional information: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/138350?hl=en