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we have a mailbox called BILLING in exchange 2010. we have a bout 10 people that have FULL ACCESS PERMISSIONS. i tried logging into the mailbox BILLING. how can i change the categories so that i can make each color a particular user? or how can i giev those shared users access to modify the categories?
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All you need to do is initally login to the shared mailbox, configure all of the Categories (I would reference the users name beside the Category). Once you have done this, when the user adds the mailbox as an additional mailbox in their Outlook session, when they right click and email and select Category they will be able to see their name beside the category.

The users will not be able to update the Category fields unless they are actually logged into the mailbox.

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actually, the mailbox is a RESOURCE, not a USER. does this make any difference?
No this does not. GIve yourself Full Access permissions and then open the mailbox from OWA or create a new Outlook profile and open the mailbox this way.

WIll.
so here is where im at with this. i can log into the resource account, billing,  with no problem and modify my categories.

NOW, when i log in as me, i have full access rights. i go to that account (billing). in the inbox, i see my categories. when i go to CONTACTS, i see two CONTACTS, mine and the share mailbox (billing). i need to modify the shared contacts (billing) categories. i also have owner rights to the billing contacts as well. how can this be done.
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Yes. when you open resource mailbox or shared mailbox with your own mailbox, rename will be grayed out. To rename, open resource mailbox as default one i.e. create new outlook profile, select manual configuration and then provide resource mailbox details and then proceed, if outlook asks credential provide your credential. Then try rename category after opening outlook with new resource profile
and also you can try

Apply or remove categories from items in a shared folder

Start Outlook.
Right-click the shared folder like Inbox, and then click Properties.
Click the Permissions tab.
Add your user account .
Under Permissions, click Editor or a higher permission level in the Permissions Level box, and then click OK.
nope. the RENAME is still DISABLED. i gave the user OWNER rights to the contacts
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