If you use Outlook 2016 for Mac in more than one capacity, such as for your personal life and for work, you can set up Outlook to handle these different capacities by using profiles. A profile is associated with and stores a set of email messages, contacts, tasks, calendars, account settings, Scrapbook clips, and more. First you need to make sure that you have the latest version of Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac installed. You can find more information about how to update in the first step in this guide. Next, click on Tools in the top menu and then click on Accounts. Click on the Advanced-button located in the lower right corner of the dialogue box.
Skip to end of metadataGo to start of metadata- Select Preferences form the Outlook menu.
- At the Preferences window click Accounts.
- At the Accounts window click the Exchange Server button if it appears, otherwise click the + button in the lower left corner of the window and select Exchange... from the drop down menu. NOTE: If you have a previous account set up that you no longer wish to use (such as your old McCombs mailbox), you can remove it by selecting it and then clicking the - button in the lower left corner of the window.
At the next window enter your email address, enter your username as {username}@mccombs.utexas.edu. your password, check the box to Configure automatically, then click Add Account.
- You should receive a message telling you that you have been redirected to an Outlook.com server. Check Always use my response for this server and then click Allow.
- Congratulations, you are done!
Microsoft 365 is a platform that helps businesses and individuals meet their emailing and collaboration requirements. Microsoft 365 users can access their mailboxes in Outlook by configuring Outlook app with their Microsoft 365 account. This helps them access emails easily and respond to them quickly.
How to configure Microsoft 365 account in Outlook?
Here, we’ll guide you through the process of manually configuring Outlook with Microsoft 365 account. But, before starting the process, make sure that you have Outlook app installed on your system.
- The first thing you need to do is go to “Control Panel” and select “Mail.”
- A new window will appear on the screen, click “Add” to add a profile
- Now, in the opened window, select “Manual setup” and click “Next.”
- In the next step, select “Microsoft 365” and enter the details for your Microsoft 365 account and click “Next.”
- The process will take a few seconds to verify the Microsoft 365 account. Once it is verified, the Autodiscover.xml login window will appear on the screen. Enter the Microsoft 365 account credentials and click “Next.”
- When you’re done logging in with your Microsoft 365 account, a notification window will appear on the screen displaying:
Now, open Outlook on your system. The Outlook app will take a few seconds to set up your Microsoft 365 account on it, and then you can check all your Microsoft 365 emails via Outlook.
Manually Configure Outlook For Office 365
However, if your Outlook is already configured with Microsoft 365 account, and you want to add another Microsoft 365 or any other POP/IMAP account to it, then follow the below steps:
- Open Outlook and go to the “File” tab and select “Account Settings.”
- A new wizard will appear on the screen. Click “New.”
- In the next step, select “Manual setup” and click “Next.”
- From the opened wizard, select “POP or IMAP” and click “Next.”
- Fill the required fields and go to “More Settings” to add the server details manually and click “Next.”
It will take a few seconds to set up the IMAP account (for example, Gmail) with Outlook. Once it is done, go to your Outlook, and you’ll find the Gmail mailbox in Outlook.
Why sometimes Outlook does not accept the password of your email account?
It generally happens when your email account needs better security while accessing in other applications. In that case, you need to create an application password different from your regular login password of your email account. Using this application password, you can configure your email account in the Outlook application. For example, for Gmail account, you can create application password by visiting My account under Google apps, and then navigating to Sign-in & security>Signing to Google>Password and sign-in method.
Conclusion
You can configure Outlook with a Microsoft 365 account manually. When you set up Microsoft 365 account on your Outlook, you’ll get all the emails on your desktop. But, if you want to avoid any risks of data loss, backup your Microsoft 365 data, and this can be done using Office 365 backup & Restore tool.