Question
How to grant someone else access to your email to manage it on your behalf.
Answer
- On your computer, open Gmail from the account you wish to delegate.
- In the top right, click Settings .
- Click See all Settings.
- Click the Accounts and Import tab.
- In the "Grant access to your account" section, click Add another account.
- Enter the email address of the person you want to add.
- Click Next Step Send email to grant access.
The person you added will get an email asking them to confirm. It may take up to 24 hours for you to see them as a delegate after they confirm.
Notes:
- You can add up to 25 delegates
- The invitation expires after a week.
Delegates can do things like
- Send or reply to emails that were sent to you. When they send a message, their name will show along with yours. For example, the sender will show as "Your name (sent by John Smith)."
- Read messages sent to you
- Delete messages sent to you