Add Outlook.com to Office Outlook

You can manage your Outlook.com email, calendars, and contacts using Office Outlook. Here’s how to set it up:

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Outlook 2013

To add Outlook.com to Outlook 2013, follow these steps:

  1. On the ribbon, tap or click File.

  2. Tap or click Add Account.

  3. Enter your name, Outlook.com email address. and password, and then click Next.

  4. Outlook does the rest. When it’s done, click Finish.

Outlook for Mac 2011

To add Outlook.com to Outlook for Mac 2011, follow these steps:

  1. On the ribbon, tap or click File.

  2. Tap or click Add Account.

  3. Enter your name, Outlook.com email address. and password, and then click Next.

  4. Outlook for Mac does the rest. When it’s done, click Finish.

Outlook 2010

To add Outlook.com to Outlook 2010, follow these steps:

  1. Install the Outlook Hotmail Connector, if you haven’t already installed it.

  2. Manually configure your Outlook.com account by following these steps:

    1. In Outlook, click File, click Info, and then click Add Account.

    2. Click Manually configure server settings or additional server types, and then click Next.

    3. Click Other, click Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector, and then click Next.

    4. Enter your name, email address, and password, and then click OK.

    5. When the confirmation appears, click Finish.

Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003

To add Outlook.com to Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003, follow these steps:

  1. Install the Outlook Hotmail Connector, if you haven’t already installed it.

  2. Manually configure your Outlook.com account by following these steps:

    1. Click Outlook Connector, and then click Add a New Account.

    2. Enter your name, email address, and password, and then click OK.

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