How To Set Up Your Email Account on Outlook for Microsoft 365

This article guides you through setting up your existing email account in Outlook for Microsoft 365. By following this guide, you’ll be able to connect your email to Outlook and start sending and receiving messages on your Windows or Mac computer.

Before you start

Before adding your email to Outlook for Microsoft 365, make sure your email account has already been created, properly configured, and is working correctly. Outlook for Microsoft 365 can only connect to an existing email account.

Follow the Getting Started guides below to create your email account, configure the required DNS records, test email sending and receiving, and locate the incoming and outgoing mail server settings:

Add your email account in Outlook for Microsoft 365

Once your email configuration details are ready, follow the steps below to set up your email account in Outlook.

Open Outlook on your Windows computer.
Click File in the top-left corner.
In the Account Info page, click Add Account.
Enter the email address that you want to set up, then click Continue.
In the Select your email provider screens, choose IMAP or POP.
Enter the required email settings.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

NOTE. Refer to the Getting Started guides to get the incoming and outgoing mail server settings.

Open Outlook on your Mac.
Select the Outlook menu and select Settings.
Under Personal Settings, select Accounts.
Click Add Account.
Enter the email address that you want to set up, then click Continue.
Choose your email account type (IMAP or POP).
Enter the required email settings.
Follow the on-screen prompts to finish setup.

NOTE. Refer to the Getting Started guides to get the incoming and outgoing mail server settings.

You’re all set!

You can start managing your emails, sending messages, and staying organized right from Outlook. If everything was set up correctly, your emails should sync automatically and be ready to use.

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