When you are using Outlook 2013 or later, you can double click on your account in Account Settings to configure how many days, weeks or months worth of data will be cached on your local computer to save some hard disk space.

If this method fails to add your account as an Exchange account, see Account Setup fails for accounts. You can check as which type your account got configured by opening your Account Settings įile-> Account Settings-> Account Settings… Once you've done that, Outlook will automatically find the server details and configuration settings for your account and you're done.

When using Outlook for Office 365, Outlook 2019 or Outlook 2016, you’ll get an even simpler dialog and all you need to fill out is your email address ĭon’t make it any harder for yourself than needed Stay away from the Advanced options when you want to add an account. If you have Two-Step Verification enabled for your account and are using Outlook 2013 or previous or an msi-version of Outlook 2016, you’ll need to supply a special App Password instead of your regular password. The Add Account wizard in Outlook for Office 365, Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 also supports Two-Step Verification for accounts. This wizard doesn’t require you to specify any server details yourself. This wizard opens up automatically when you choose to add an account to Outlook. These instructions also apply to other email addresses that are hosted by the platform such as įor any version of Outlook, the recommended method to configure any account is to use the Auto Account Setup wizard. supports various email protocols for connectivity and compatibility purposes but the recommended method of configuring it in Outlook is as an Exchange account. I have an account and currently can access my email by using Outlook Mail via my browser.

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