Outlook for Office 365 Outlook for Office 365 for Mac Outlook 2019 Outlook 2016 Office for business Office 365 Admin Outlook 2013 Office 365 Small Business Office 365 Small Business Admin Outlook Web App for Office 365 Outlook Web App for Office 365 Small Business Outlook 2010 Outlook 2007 Outlook 2016 for Mac Office 365 operated by 21Vianet - Small Business Admin Office 365 operated by 21Vianet - Admin Outlook 2019 for Mac Outlook Web App There are many different types of email accounts you can add to Outlook, including Office 365, Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, and Exchange accounts. Some third-party email providers, like Gmail, Yahoo, and iCloud, require you to change some settings on their websites before you can add these accounts to Outlook. Enter your name, email address, and password, and click Next.
If prompted, enter your password again, then select OK Finish to start using your email account in Outlook. If you need instructions for adding an email account using advanced settings, see. To update your email settings such as incoming and outgoing server names, see.
Outlook won't accept my password If Outlook won’t accept your password and you know you’re using the password for your email account, you might have an email account that requires additional security. Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, Outlook.com, and AOL accounts all use two-factor authentication to help verify that you’re the person trying to access your email account. To add your email account to Outlook, you’ll need an app password. This is a different password than your regular email account password. The steps to obtain an app password are different for each email provider. Select your provider in the drop-down for instructions.
Gmail does allow you to add your account to Outlook without setting up two-factor authentication and using an app password, but you must turn on a setting that allows 'less secure apps' to connect to your account. We do not recommend this setting. We recommend turning on two-factor authentication and using an app password. To turn on two-factor authentication and get an app password, use the following steps.
Go to from your browser, then select the Google apps icon in the upper right corner of the screen. Select My Account. Under Sign-in & security, select Signing in to Google. Under Password & sign-in method, if 2-Step Verification is OFF, click the next to OFF.
Add Your Gmail Account to Outlook 2010. Click the Settings button in the upper, right corner of the window and select Settings from the drop-down menu. On the Settings screen, click Forwarding and POP/IMAP. Scroll down to the IMAP Access section and select Enable IMAP. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the screen. If the Setup Wizard does not show then click the File menu and click Add Account. Add new e-mail account button in Outlook 2010. Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types. Manually configure Email Account. Outlook will prompt you to choose your E-mail Service.
Otherwise, skip to step 4. On the first screen, click CONTINUE. If prompted, enter your Gmail password and then click NEXT. Enter your phone number and select whether you want to receive your verification codes by text message or a phone call. Then click NEXT. Enter the code you received and click NEXT.
Click TURN ON to finish setting up 2-step verification. Return to the previous screen by clicking the left arrow at the top of the screen next to 2-Step Verification. Under Password & sign-in method, select App passwords. Enter your Google password and then select Sign in. At the bottom of the next screen, select Mail and Windows Computer from the drop-down lists, then select Generate. Google will display an app password for you.
Copy this password (without the spaces) and enter this password when Outlook prompts you for a password. Go to the website from your browser and select the settings icon in the upper right corner of the screen. Select Account info Account security.
You may need to sign in again. If Two-step verification isn't turned on, you'll need to do that before you continue. Then select Manage app passwords. Select Outlook Desktop from the drop-down list, and then select Generate. Yahoo will display an app password for you. Copy this password (without the spaces) and enter this password when Outlook prompts you for a password.
Go to the website from your browser and enter your Apple ID and password. If you've already turned on two-factor authentication, you'll receive a code on one of your devices. Enter this code to continue.
Otherwise, turn on two-factor authentication. In the Security section, under APP-SPECIFIC PASSWORDS, select Generate Password. Enter a name for your password, such as Outlook, and select Create.
Apple will display an app password for you. Copy this password (without the spaces) and enter this password when Outlook prompts you for a password. Outlook.com allows you to set up two-factor authentication with the Microsoft Authenticator app. Go to the website from your browser and enter your email address and password. Select your account picture in the upper right corner of the screen, then select View account.
Select Security at the top of the screen. Click Explore more options. Under two-step verification, select Turn on two-step verification. Follow the prompts to set up the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device. Once the authenticator app is set up, you can continue to add your account to Outlook. After you enter your account password, you'll be prompted to approve the sign-in via the Microsoft Authenticator app.
Note: AOL and Verizon customers who need to update their account settings after AOL's recent change to their server settings should see the section. When checking your encryption settings, make sure they're set to SSL, SSL/TLS, or Auto and not TLS only.
Add a new account quickly Most email accounts, including Office 365, Exchange server accounts, Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, Live.com and Google accounts can be set up in a few quick steps. Select Outlook Preferences Account. Click the plus ( +) sign New Account. Type your email address Continue. Type your password Add Account. (Your screen might look different from this one depending on the account you're adding.). If adding a Yahoo, or other IMAP or POP account, you might be taken to those sites and asked to allow Outlook to access your mail, contacts, and calendars.
Click Allow to continue. If you are adding Gmail, you will get a prompt within Outlook to sign-in to your Google account. This is for users who are on Build 0902 and higher. Have you already added your Gmail account to Outlook then see,. Select Done to start using Outlook 2016 for Mac.
Go to the website from your browser and select the settings icon in the upper right corner of the screen. Select Account info Account security. You may need to sign in again. If Two-step verification isn't turned on, you'll need to do that before you continue.
Then select Manage app passwords. Select Outlook Desktop from the drop-down list, and then select Generate. Yahoo will display an app password for you. Make a note of this password (without the spaces) and use this as the password when adding a new account to Outlook. Go to the website from your browser and enter your Apple ID and password. If you've already turned on two-factor authentication, you'll receive a code on one of your devices. Enter this code to continue.
Otherwise, turn on two-factor authentication. In the Security section, under APP-SPECIFIC PASSWORDS, select Generate Password.
Enter a name for your password, such as Outlook, and select Create. Apple will display an app password for you. Make a note of this password (without the spaces) and use this as the password when adding a new account to Outlook.
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