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Permission to act on behalf of another person via email is referred to as delegate access. The below articles reference delegate ("assistant") and the delegator ("manager"). 

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titlePermissions

The manager will need to submit a Support Center request asking for Full Access be granted to the assistant and specify whether Send on Behalf or Send As rights should be granted.

  • Full Access - Allows the assistant to open the manager’s mailbox and behave as the manager.

  • Send on Behalf - Allows the assistant to send email on behalf of the manager.

    The 

    The From

     line

     line of the message indicates that the message was sent by the assistant on behalf of the manager.

  • Send As - Allows the assistant to send email from the manager’s mailbox. The message will appear to have been sent by the manager.

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titleOpen the account in the same browser window

If the assistant opens the manager’s mailbox as a shared folder, the assistant will see the manager’s Inbox and mail folders below their own account.

  1. From a browser, log in to the My Cal Poly Portal

     > My Apps > 

     > My Apps Email & Calendar.

  2. Right-click on the Folders

     link and

     link and select Add shared folder.

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  3. Enter the manager’s username and click the Add button. The manager’s account will be displayed below the assistant's account.

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titleOpen the account in a separate browser window

If the manager’s mailbox is opened using the account option, the assistant will see the manager’s Inbox and mail folders in a separate browser window.

  1. From a browser, log in to the My Cal Poly Portal

     > My Apps > 

     > My Apps Email & Calendar.

  2. In the top right corner, click on your profile picture and select Open another mailbox.

  3. Enter the manager’s username and

    click 

    click Open.

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titleConfigure the From field

Configure the the From field  field to send email from the manager. 

  1. From a browser, log in to the My Cal Poly Portal

     > My Apps > 

     > My Apps Email & Calendar.

  2. Open a new message.

  3. Click on

    the 

    the From

     button

     button and

    select 

    select Other email address…

  4. Enter the username of the manager in

    the 

    the From

     field

     field.

  5. Complete the message and send the email.

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titleSending email, signatures, and delegation differences

When sending email as or on behalf of the manager, click on the the From field  field to select the manager’s account.

There are some differences in delegation behavior depending on how the account was opened.


When Opening the Account in

the Same

the Same Browser Window

When Opening the Account in

a Separate

a Separate Browser Window

Signature

The signature will be that of the assistant. An email template can be used to create a signature for the manager.

The signature will be that of manager.

Sent Items

Messages are saved to the assistant’s Sent Items folder. The message can be manually moved to the manager’s Sent Items folder.

Messages are saved to the manager’s Sent Items folder.

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