EMAIL DELEGATION

What is Email Delegation?

Email Delegation is the process by which an email user grants another party permission to receive and respond to email messages on their behalf. This is a very important feature in the office set up whereby a manager can grant e-mail rights to an assistant or administrator in the organisation so that they can respond on their behalf in case they are not available or when the matter doesn’t require the manager’s attention. Delegation can also be used in the family setup where one can chose to delegate emails to their spouse.

Delegation in Gmail

Gmail permits users to delegate mails access up to ten users for private emails. These delegates can haven't any rights to vary the account settings or chat on behalf of the mail owner however they'll be ready to browse send, and delete messages on their behalf and even access the contacts of the e-mail owner.

How to delegate your email

Click on the gear at the highest right corner of the Gmail window
Click on settings and choose the Accounts and Import tab.
Locate grant access to your account and click on on Add another Account
Enter a Google mail address of the person you wish to access your account
At this stage you'll be prompted to send email to grant access
The delegate then receives a notification that they need been granted access to you mail
The delegate can got to ensure the request once that it's going to take concerning half-hour for the method to be verified. you'll be able to check the standing on the Accounts and Import tab in Settings

Note: Any messages that ar sent on your behalf can have your name listed additionally to the delegate’s name. To use delegation each accounts should be enabled and verified.

How to access the delegated email account

To access a delegate account, click on the profile picture or email address at the top right corner of the window and click on the delegated email address which will be displayed there.

How to remove a delegated account

Click on the gear at the top right corner of the email window
Select on settings and click on the Accounts and Import tab.
Navigate to Grant access to your account

Click on delete on the account you wish to delete