

To do this, navigate to the shared calendar folder, then click the Send/Receive tab on the ribbon, click to enable Work Offline, and then click Work Offline again to disable it. If the delegate cannot view or assign categories, they can troubleshoot by toggling Work Offline on and off. To create or delete categories in the other user's mailbox, the delegate can click the shared Inbox folder, then click Categorize on the ribbon. The sharer must grant the delegate Outlook Delegate Access permissions, as described in Allow someone else to manage your mail and calendar.Īfter setting the required permissions, restart Outlook. See Manage permissions for recipients in Exchange Online.
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The Microsoft 365 administrator must grant the delegate Exchange Full Access permissions to the sharer's mailbox. If you are using updated Calendar Sharing in Microsoft 365, configure the following permissions.

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Tip: To determine if you are using the new Microsoft 365 updated calendar sharing model, see How to enable and disable the Outlook calendar sharing updates If you are not using updated Calendar Sharing in Microsoft 365, skip to the Set categories if Microsoft 365 calendar sharing is disabled or if using an Exchange on-premises mailbox section. Set categories in a shared calendar when using Microsoft 365 calendar sharing ResolutionĬonfigure the permissions that are listed in the following sections to match the level of access that you want for categories in shared folders in another user’s mailbox. Therefore, if you are working in any shared folder of another user’s mailbox, you must have the appropriate permissions to the other user's Calendar folder to view and apply their categories, and to create new or delete existing categories in the other user’s shared folders.

The list of color categories in a mailbox is stored in a hidden message in the Calendar folder of a mailbox. You do not have the minimum required Calendar folder permissions to create, delete, apply or remove categories. You don't have appropriate permission to perform this operation.Īlso, if you open the Color Categories dialog box when you are in a shared folder, the New, Rename, and Delete buttons are not available (appear dimmed).
