# Address Book Sharing

Sharing an address book ensures your team always has access to the right contact information.<span class=""> Whether you need colleagues to simply view a shared directory or you want them to add and update business contacts,</span> you can easily manage these permissions in just a few clicks.

## How to Share Your Address Book

Follow these steps to give other users access to your contacts:

1. <span class="" data-path-to-node="4,0,0,0">**Open Address Book Settings:** Navigate to the Address book page, click the three-dot menu next to the specific address book you want to share, and select **Edit**</span><span class="" data-path-to-node="4,0,0,1"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span><span class="" data-path-to-node="4,0,0,2">.   
      
    [![Webmail - Addressbook settings.PNG](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-11/scaled-1680-/webmail-addressbook-settings.PNG)](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-11/webmail-addressbook-settings.PNG)  
      
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2. <span class="" data-path-to-node="4,1,0,0">**Navigate to Permissions:** In the pop-up window, click the **Permissions** tab</span><span class="" data-path-to-node="4,1,0,2">. From here, you can filter the list to show just Users, just Groups, or All.  
      
    [![Webmail - Addressbook settings pop-up.PNG](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-11/scaled-1680-/webmail-addressbook-settings-pop-up.PNG)](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-11/webmail-addressbook-settings-pop-up.PNG)  
      
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3. <span class="" data-path-to-node="4,2,0,0">**Select Users:** Locate the colleague(s) you want to share with and check the box on the far right side of their name</span><span class="" data-path-to-node="4,2,0,1"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span><span class="" data-path-to-node="4,2,0,2">.   
     *[![Webmail - Addressbook settings pop-up - Permissions - Update permission.PNG](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-11/scaled-1680-/webmail-addressbook-settings-pop-up-permissions-update-permission.PNG)](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-11/webmail-addressbook-settings-pop-up-permissions-update-permission.PNG)* </span>
4. <span class="" data-path-to-node="4,3,0,0">**Adjust Access Levels:** The system assigns "Read only" access by default</span><span class="" data-path-to-node="4,3,0,1"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span><span data-path-to-node="4,3,0,2">. Click the permission drop-down menu next to their name to change their access level to options like "Write and delete"</span><span class="" data-path-to-node="4,3,0,3"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span><span class="" data-path-to-node="4,3,0,4">.   
      
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5. <span class="" data-path-to-node="4,4,0,0">**Save Your Changes:** Click the **Save** button at the bottom of the window to apply your updates</span><span class="" data-path-to-node="4,4,0,1"><sup class="superscript"></sup></span><span data-path-to-node="4,4,0,2">.</span>