It is a nifty little feature that is simple and fast.

However, there is an alternative.

Without further ado, lets begin!

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What is Automapping in Office 365?

Mapping grants a user full access to the mailbox.

And when the user launches Outlook, the automapped mailbox will open.

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In that case, the[email protected]mailbox will automatically launch the next time you open Outlook.

Automap is already enabled by default when full access permission is granted to the mailbox.

For that, you have to grant full access to each user separately.

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Go to your Outlook home page and check.

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And to allow full access, you must have an admin account in Office 365.

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What are Some Problems Regarding Automapping?

Although automapping is a fast and straightforward feature of sharing, its not exactly perfect.

Sometimes a mapped mailbox shared with your Outlook account can be empty.

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In that case, you better download the shared folders in that mailbox.

Incapable of using permissions appointed to the automapped account.

The owner of that account has to log into the Service Account.

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FAQs

How do I enable auto-mapping for a shared mailbox?

Auto-mapping is already enabled when a user is grantedFull Accessprivileges to the mailbox using theExchange Admin Center.

How do I turn off Automapping in Outlook?

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How do I enable calendar sharing in Outlook 365?

Final Thought

Automapping allows you to automatically map a whole mailbox that you have permission to open.

An admin just has to grant you full access, and thats it.

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But by default, automapping doesnt allow you to only map the calendar in a mailbox.

Let me know if you have further questions about automapping or other issues.

See you in the comment section.

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