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If a delegate needs permission to work only with meeting requests and responses, the default permission settings, such as Delegate receives copies of meeting-related messages sent to me, are sufficient. You can leave the Inbox permission setting at None. Meeting requests and responses will go directly to the delegate's Inbox.
a. Note: By default, the delegate is granted Editor (can read, create, and modify items) permission to your Calendar folder. When the delegate responds to a meeting on your behalf, it is automatically added to your Calendar folder.
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To grant access to your private items, do the following:
Click the File tab.
Click Account Settings, and then click Delegate Access.
Click the name of the delegate for whom you want to change access to your private appointments, and then click Permissions.
Select the Delegate can see my private items check box.
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Important: You shouldn’t rely on the Private feature to prevent other people from accessing the details of your appointments, contacts, or tasks. To ensure that other people can’t read the items that you marked as private, don’t grant them Reviewer (can read items) permission to your Calendar, Contacts, or Tasks folder.
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