Introduction

This document explains how to setup your Office 365 email account with Outlook 2016 for Windows 


Configure Outlook 2016 for windows

You can configure Microsoft Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016 to access your Office 365 account by setting up an Exchange connection. 

An Exchange connection provides access your email, calendar, contacts, and tasks in Outlook.


Notes:

  • Office 365 is designed to work with any version of Microsoft Office in mainstream support. Microsoft mainstream support for Office 2010 for Windows has ended.
  • Note about Office 2013: There is a known issue with advanced authentication (WebAuth) and OneDrive for Windows users who have Office 2013. You need to download the Office 2013 for Windows Tool in order for your desktop Office apps to sync with OneDrive and Office Online.


Get Outlook for Windows

Outlook is included with Microsoft Office 365. You can download Microsoft Office for Windows via https://portal.office.com


Configure Outlook for Windows (New Setup)

  1. Open Outlook.
  2. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
  3. When asked if you want to set up Outlook to connect to an email account, select Yes and then click Next.
  4. The Auto Account Setup wizard opens. Enter your name, your email address using you’re @domain.com.au, and your office365 password. Then, click Next

    If you do not know your password, please contact Milan Support


  5. Outlook will complete the setup for your account, which might take several minutes. When you are notified that your account was successfully configured, click Finish.

  6. You may need to restart Outlook for the changes to take effect.


Change offline access setting

You can use Outlook on your laptop or desktop computer when you’re not connected to the Internet. Email, calendar, and other items are kept in an Outlook data file on your computer so you can work offline. You can set the duration of this setting to 1, 3, 6, 12, or 24 months, or All.


  1. In Outlook, click the File menu.
  2. Click Account Settings > Account Settings.
  3. In the Account Settings dialog box, with the E-mail tab selected, click Change.
  4.  In the Offline Settings section, move the slider to select how long you want to keep mail on your computer for offline access. You can choose 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 months or All. Then click Next.
  5. Click Finish.


Configure Outlook for Windows (Existing Setup)

  1. From the Start Menu, select Control Panel.

  2. Click User Accounts.

  3. Click Mail (32-bit).

  4. Click Show Profiles

  5. Click Add. (Please make sure outlook is closed)

  6. Enter Profile name Example: New and click OK

  7. The Auto Account Setup wizard opens. Enter your name, your email address using you’re @domain.com.au, and your office365 password. Then, click Next

     

    If you do not know your password, please contact Milan Support

  8. Outlook will complete the setup for your account, which might take several minutes. When you are notified that your account was successfully configured, click Finish.
  9. You may need to restart Outlook for the changes to take effect.
  10. Once you Open Outlook, you may be prompted to re-enter Office 365 Username and Password.
  11. You have now Setup your email Successfully