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This page explains how to set up the Microsoft Outlook email program to send and receive email for a mailbox you’ve created.

• Finding your Outlook version on Windows
• Finding your Outlook version on a Mac

Click on the version of Outlook you’re using to see the exact instructions for your program:

• Outlook 2016 or 2019 for Windows (aka Outlook for Microsoft 365) (Outlook version 16)
• Outlook 2016 or later for Mac (Outlook Mac version 16)
• Outlook iOS app (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch)
• Outlook Android app (Android phones or tablets)

We also have instructions for obsolete versions of Outlook, although we don’t recommend or officially support using these:

• Outlook 2013 (Outlook version 15)
• Outlook 2011 for Mac (Outlook Mac version 14)
• Outlook 2010 (Outlook version 14)
• Outlook 2007 (Outlook version 12)

Finding your Outlook version on Windows

If you're not sure which version of Outlook you're using on Microsoft Windows, there's an easy way to tell.

When Outlook is running, click the Help menu if you see one, then choose About Microsoft Outlook:

The version of Outlook you are using will be shown at the top of the window that appears. For example, this is Outlook 2002:

If your version of Outlook doesn't have a Help menu at all, but instead has "tabs" like this, you have Outlook 2010, Outlook 2013, or Outlook 2016 for Windows:

On Windows, you should be able to find the difference by clicking the File tab. In the left sidebar, you’ll see either “Help” (Outlook 2010), or “Account” or “Office Account” (Outlook 2013 or 2016).

In Outlook 2010, clicking Help will show the exact version number,.

In Outlook 2013 or 2016, you can view the exact version number by clicking Account or Office Account in the “File” tab, then the About Outlook icon.

Finding your Outlook version on a Mac

On a Mac computer, you can click the Outlook menu at the top of the screen, then choose About Outlook.

You’ll see a window that has a version number starting with “15” or “16” (which is Outlook 2016 for Mac) or “14” (which is Outlook 2011 for Mac).

Still not sure what version of Outlook you’re using?

Microsoft certainly makes this confusing, but they have a more detailed page showing how to find various versions.