- In Contacts, in the Navigation Pane (Navigation Pane: The column on the left side of the Outlook window that includes panes such as Shortcuts or Mail and the shortcuts or folders within each pane. Click a folder to show the items in the folder.), click Share My Contacts.
Note Share My Contacts does not appear unless you are using an Exchange Server e-mail account.
- Do one of the following:
Allow anyone to access your Contacts
- In the Name box, click Default.
- Under Permissions, in the Permission Level list, click the permission level that you want.
For details about permission levels, see Outlook folder permissions.
You can create custom permissions by selecting the check boxes and options under Permissions.
Specify the people who can access your Contacts
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Click Add.
- In the Add Users dialog box, in the Type Name or Select from List box, enter the name of the person whom you want to grant sharing permissions to.
- Under Add Users, click Add, and then click OK.
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In the Name box, click the name of the person you just added.
- Under Permissions, in the Permission Level list, click the permission level that you want.
For details about permission levels, see Outlook folder permissions.
You can create custom permissions by selecting the check boxes and options under Permissions.
Important If you select the Private check box on a Contact item in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, do not grant Read permission to your Contacts folder to anyone whom you do not want to see private items. A person who is granted Read permission to access your folders could use programmatic methods or other e-mail applications to view details in a private item.
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