In Outlook for Mac, you can set up your work or school email accounts (Office 365 or Microsoft Exchange), and personal, online email accounts (Google Gmail, Yahoo! Mail Plus, Comcast, or AOL), by using only your email address and password. Here is how:
Notes:
- For more information that will help you set up email accounts for Google Gmail, Yahoo! Mail Plus, Comcast, or AOL, see Turn on POP or IMAP access to connect to another account in Outlook on the web.
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On the setup page, click Add Account. If you have installed Outlook and not yet added and account, upon launching Outlook, it may immediately open up a window to Add Account, which might detect one you have used elsewhere on the machine.
If the is an additional account you are adding, you will select the Envelope Icon with the plus sign on it in the upper left hand corner to Add an Account.
First Time Adding Account
Adding Another Account
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Enter your account information and click Continue. The image below shows the account set-up page for Exchange or accounts with Office 365 subscriptions.
Once complete, it will let you know that the account has been successfully added.