How to accept delegation:
- Open an Incognito window (Ctrl+Shift+N or 3-dot menu in top right corner > New incognito window)
- Log into your Gmail
- There will be an email in your inbox
- Click to accept delegation
- Click to confirm
- Access to delegate account may take up to 30 minutes to complete
- In a regular Chrome window, access your regular email
To access a delegated email account:
- In Gmail, click your profile in the top right corner
- The mailboxes you have access to will be listed
The requested mailbox will appear in a new tab. You can have multiple mailboxes open at the same time and switch between them in the different tabs.
NOTE: You will not need a password to access this email. Access will be through "Delegated" as shown above.
What a delegate can do:
Delegates can do things like:
- Send or reply to emails that were sent to you. When they send a message, their email address will show. For example, the sender will show as "sent by johnsmith@gmail.com."
- Read messages sent to you
- Delete messages sent to you
Delegates can't do things like:
- Chat with anyone for you
- Change your Gmail password
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