# Inboxes

Turn a connected mailbox into a shared inbox, and manage who's a member.

**Settings > Inboxes** lists every mailbox in TeamEmail, split into an **Individual** tab and a **Shared** tab.

![The Inboxes screen in TeamEmail Settings, open on its Individual tab beside a Shared tab. A panel headed Individual Inboxes, described as your personal mailboxes, only visible to you, lists Eleanor Whitfield with 1 channel and an enabled toggle, beside a Create Individual Inbox button.](https://www.sorviai.com/help/teamemail/settings/inboxes.png)

*The Individual tab: mailboxes only their owner can see.*

![The Shared tab of the Inboxes screen in TeamEmail Settings, headed Shared Inboxes and described as team inboxes with role-based access control, beside a Create Shared Inbox button. Four are listed with their purpose, channel count, member count and an enabled toggle: Accounts for invoices, payments and statements with 2 members; Sales and Quotes for quotes, orders and new enquiries with 2 members; Service Desk for field service job updates and customer queries with 4 members; and Workshop for bench repairs, parts fitting and job sign-off with 3 members.](https://www.sorviai.com/help/teamemail/settings/inboxes-shared.png)

*The Shared tab, where each team inbox shows how many channels and members it has.*

> **Before you start:**
>
> A mailbox already connected. See Connections.

- Go to **Settings > Inboxes**, **Shared** tab.
- Select **New shared inbox** and choose the connected mailbox to base it on.
- Add members, and set each one's role.
- Select **Save**.

> **Note:**
>
> Only an administrator can create a shared inbox or manage its membership. Anyone can connect and manage their own mailbox from the Individual tab.