If you don't want to give someone total access to your account, you can give them permission to access one or more folders in your @northwestern.edu mailbox.
- Click the folder you wish to change permissions for.
- On the Organize Tab, click Folder Permissions.
- Click the name of the person you wish to change permissions for, or click Add User... to give permission to someone new.
- In the Permission Level dropdown menu, choose your desired access level. Click OK when you're done.
| Owner |
Gives full control of the folder; can create/modify/delete/read folder items; create subfolders; and change permissions on the folder. |
| Publishing Editor |
Has all rights granted to an Owner, except the right to change permissions; can create/modify/delete/read folder items and create subfolders. |
| Editor |
Has all rights granted to a Publishing Editor, except the right to create subfolders; can create/modify/delete/read folder items. |
| Publishing Author |
Can create and read folder items and create subfolders but can modify and delete only folder items they create, not items created by others. |
| Author |
Has all rights granted to a Publishing Author but cannot create subfolders; can create and read folder items and modify and delete items they create. |
| Nonediting Author |
Can create and read folder items but cannot modify or delete any items, including those they create. |
| Reviewer |
Can read folder items, but nothing else. |
| Contributor |
A Contributor can create only folder items and cannot read items. |
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1-4357 (1-HELP) or
consultant@northwestern.edu.