Outlook 2016 (Mac): Set up Email

If you have the 2016 version of Outlook on your Mac, you can set it up for your Workspace email, for both IMAP and POP accounts.

1. Open Outlook 2016.
   
2. If you have not already set up another account in Outlook
   
   1. You will have to click through an introductory screen, and click Get started. Activate your Outlook license. (This is not your Workspace login, this information would've come with your copy of Outlook 2016.)
      
      
      
   2. Choose your preferred theme, and click Continue.
      
   3. Click Start using Outlook.
      
   4. Click Add account.
      
   5. Click the Other Email button.
      
3. If you have already set up an account in Outlook
   
   1. Click Tools.
      
   2. Click Accounts.
      
   3. Click the + (Add an account) menu in the bottom left corner, and select Other Email…
      
4. Enter your email address.
   
5. When you click in the Password field, more fields will appear. Enter the following details for each field:
   

   Field	What to enter
   Password	Enter your email address password
   User name	Enter your email address, again
   Type	Select your email type from the menu. Find out whether your account is IMAP or POP.
   Incoming server, Outgoing server	Enter the server address and ports that show in your Email Setup Center. Find out more about the Email Setup Center. To change the port, click Override default port. Click Use SSL to connect, if you are using an SSL port number.

   
6. Click Add Account.
7. Your email settings will appear on the Accounts page. Under Outgoing server, click More Options…
   
8. In the Settings window, complete the following fields:
   

   Field	What to enter
   Authentication	Select User Name and Password
   User name	Enter your email address, one last time
   Password	Enter your email address password
   Unqualified domain	Leave this blank

   
9. Click OK.

Next Step

• Send yourself a test email message from your webmail, to be sure your email is set up correctly. When you receive it, reply from Outlook, so you can test your outgoing server settings, too.

More Info

• You can also set up email on your phone:
  
  • iPhone
  • Android
  • Windows
• What do I do if I have trouble connecting to my email account?
• What is the difference between POP and IMAP?