Change Work Hours of Room Resource in New Outlook

This guide explains how users with appropriate permissions can update the work hours and scheduling behavior of a room resource mailbox using the New Outlook client. It walks through adding the room mailbox, accessing its account settings, and adjusting work hours through the calendar interface. These changes help control when a room can be scheduled, giving non-admin users more flexibility in managing room availability.

How-To Guide: Change Work Hours of Room Resource in New Outlook

Introduction

The work hours of a room resource email account help users determine what times they can and cant schedule for that room. This guide will show users how to change the work hours and scheduling options of a room resource they have Read and Manage access to. 

Prerequisites

• Read and Manage permissions for the mailbox to be edited
• This guide is for New Outlook, make sure you are not using the old Outlook client.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Open New outlook and add a new shared mailbox > type in the address of the mailbox > Continue . You may be asked to restart your outlook after adding the mailbox. 
2. Click the 3 dots next to the added mailbox > Manage account
3. Calendar > Work hours and location
4. Change "these settings are applied at the account level" to the correct account
5. Use the GUI to change work hours

Conclusion

The New Outlook client gives non-admin users a lot of control of how the room resource functions. This extends even past the work hours.