Microsoft Outlook

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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.

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

Outlook 2016 or later for Windows (also called Classic Outlook or Microsoft 365 Copilot Outlook; Outlook version 16)
New Outlook for Windows (not recommended)
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:

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

If you start Outlook and it has a toolbar that contains “File”, “Home”, and “Send / Receive”, like this, you’re using Outlook 2016:

If it instead has a toolbar without a “Send / Receive” item, but with a large New mail button like this, you’re using New Outlook:

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).