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Sending email on behalf of someone else

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Sending email on behalf of someone else - Amazon WorkMail

You can send email on another user's behalf if they've made you their delegate.

To send email on behalf of someone else
  1. In the Amazon WorkMail web application, on the shortcut bar, choose the mail icon.

  2. On the menu bar, choose + New item, New email.

    Tip

    You can also choose the plus sign (+) on the tab bar.

  3. Under the To field, choose From.

  4. For From, enter the name of the person for whom you are sending email.

  5. In the contents pane, type your message and choose Send.

The mailbox owner appears in the From: header, and you appear in the Sender: header.

Note

If you have not been granted delegation permissions for the person you specified in the From field, you receive an email message in your own inbox indicating that you don't have the required permissions.

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