Office365 - Configure Office 365 Account - Apple Mail

This document provides an overview for setting up an Office 365 account in Apple Mail.

How to setup your Office 365 account in the Mail app(MacOS)

  1. Open Mail, and then do one of the following
    1. If you've never used Mail to set up an email account, the Welcome to Mail page opens, go to step 2
    2. If you've used Mail to create email accounts, select Mail > Add Account
  2. Select Exchange Add Account
  3. Enter the name, email address, and password for your exchange account then select Sign In
  4. Choose the Mac apps you want to use with this account. Available choices are MailContactsCalendarReminders, and Notes
  5. Select Done

How to setup your Office 365 account in the Mail app(iOS)

  1. Go to your iphone or ipad's Settings
  2. Scroll down and select Accounts & Passwords, then select Add Account
  3. Select Exchange
  4. Enter your Office 365, Exchange, or Outlook.com email address and a description of your account, then select Next
  5. Enter the password for your account, then select Sign In or Next
  6. The Mail app may request certain permissions, select Accept
  7. Choose the services you want to to sync with your iOS device and select Save

Your account is now configured.

Important: If your original SIUe email account was configured on this device, use the following instructions to remove the account:

  1. Navigate to Settings
  2. Select Mail, then Accounts
  3. Your account should be listed under Exchange, select Exchange
  4. Select Delete Account
  5. Your account should now be deleted. You can confirm this by going back to your list of accounts


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office 365, configure, apple, mac, setup, 
Doc ID:
51566
Owned by:
Jeff P. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2015-05-20
Updated:
2024-04-17
Sites:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville