Save Sent Items in Shared Mailbox Sent Items folder on Exchange Online

When you send a message from the shared mailbox, the sent message goes into your own Sent Items folder. By default, sent messages are stored in your own mailbox, not the shared mailbox. Previously, the solution was to edit DelegateSentItemsStyle registry value but most of end-users cannot complete this request or even create more problems. Now, there is an update, allowing customers to setup this option very easily.

You should access Office 365 tenant area and select the shared mailbox you wish to edit. Simply enable the following options:

 

 

 

How to access an Office 365 shared mailbox on Android?

Shared mailboxes on Exchange Online don’t have their own logon, but connection is possible for any user with Full Permissions using IMAP or POP3 access.

You should use the following settings on any Android Device:

E-mail: shared-mailbox (example: info@company.com)
Username: primary-mailbox\shared-mailbox (example: info@company.com\dragan.todorovic@company.com)
Password: primary-mailbox-password

Server name: outlook.office365.com
Port: 993
Encryption method: SSL

Server name: smtp.office365.com
Port: 587
Encryption method: TLS

How to disable Sync Button for SharePoint Document libraries

By default, OneDrive for Business is used to sync the documents of a SharePoint document library down to local computer for offline access. Any user that has access to the document library has the option to Sync one or more libraries. In some cases company rights and policies request to disable this option for all users. If you log into your SharePoint site, and click on a document library, you should see a Sync button on the top right corner.

 

Sync

 

 

If you want to hide that button, or just disable in global settings, you need to click the gear in the top right and go to Site Settings. Choose link that says Search and offline availability.

 

You will see a line that says Offline Client Availability, and set the the option to no, then hit OK

 

That’s it.

Limits on syncing OneDrive for Business

  • You can sync up to 20,000 items in your OneDrive for Business library, including folders and files.
  • You can sync up to 5,000 items in site libraries, including folders and files.
  • In any library, you can download files up to 2 GB.