Outlook Setup on Mac

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Last updated: Aug 17, 2021 by Shayne Dyck
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Adding an Exchange account to Outlook on Mac can be a bit tricky for the uninitiated. Follow this article and you’ll be a pro in no time!

Instructions

  1. From the top of your screen, click Outlook and then Preferences. Choose Accounts from the new menu.

  2. Click the '+' and then enter your email address.

  3.  

    1. If you are adding a personal user@uwaterloo.ca email account, enter your email and then follow the prompts.

    2. If you are adding a shared, generic email account, enter the email address and then click Continue.

      1. Ensure the method is set to Username and Password.

      2. Enter the generic email in the “email address field” and enter your personalEmail@uwaterloo.ca as the username and its accompanying password as the password.

      3. Leave the ‘Server’ field blank and click Add Account.

 

You may get a message like the one below. If you do, click allow.

You may receive it several times. If you do, simply click Allow every time and check the box.