Using Microsoft Outlook to access Exchange, why do messages sent from my delegates not show up in my Sent Items folder?

In Microsoft Outlook, sent messages always go in the Sent Items folder of the sender. Any messages sent by a delegate on someone else's behalf will appear in the delegate's Sent Items folder, not that of the person who appointed the delegate.

When sending messages as a delegate, you have two options to have messages appear in the mailbox of the person you're assisting:

• Open your mailbox and the mailbox of the person for whom you are a delegate. (See In Microsoft Outlook, how do I view other users' calendars, or other folders to which I have access?) Drag and drop the sent message from your Sent Items folder to the other person's Sent Items folder.
  
  
• You can use the "Bcc..." line within the original message to copy the person you're assisting as a delegate; he or she will receive a copy of the original message, but the recipient will not see any names that you list in the "Bcc..." field. Note that this will send the copy to the Inbox of the person you enter in the "Bcc..." field, not to that person's Sent Items folder. You can use Rules to file these messages elsewhere; see In Microsoft Outlook 2000 or 2002, how do I set up rules to handle incoming mail? or In Microsoft Outlook 2010, 2007, and 2003, how do I set up rules to handle incoming mail?

  If the "Bcc..." field is not visible:

  • Outlook 2010 or 2007: Open a new message, and from the Options tab, click Bcc or Show Bcc.
    
    
  • Outlook 2003 or 2002: If you use Word as your email editor, open a new message. From the drop-down menu under Options, select Bcc so that it is checked.
    
    If you do not use Word as your email editor, open a new message and click View. Select Bcc Field so that it is checked.

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