Outlook app on iPhone & iPad: Set up email

This article is specific to Business Email. If you have a different type of email, please see Microsoft 365 iPhone instructions, or Workspace email iPhone instructions.

To access your Business Email from your iPhone or iPad, you can use the Outlook app. The Outlook app is compatible with any device running iOS 8.0+.

1. Download, install, and open the Microsoft Outlook app.
2. If this is the first account you're setting up:
   
   1. Tap Get Started.
      
   2. If you want the Outlook app to send you notifications, tap Notify Me. Otherwise, tap No Thanks.
      

      Note: If you selected Notify Me, tap OK on the pop-up notification.

3. If you've already set up an account
   
   1. Tap Settings in the bottom menu.
      
   2. Tap Add Account.
      
   3. Tap Add Email Account.
      
4. Type your Business Email address in the field, and tap Add Account.
   
5. Tap IMAP.
   
6. Your Business Email address should be filled in. Tap Use Advanced Settings.
   
Enter the following information:


Field	What to enter
Display Name	The name you want to show to others when they receive your emails.
Description	An optional reference for you about this account. No one else will see this.
IMAP Hostname	The correct incoming server address for your region, found here.
IMAP Username	Your full Business Email password.
IMAP Password	Your Business Email password.
SMTP Hostname	The correct outgoing server address for your region, found here.
SMTP Username	Your full Business Email password, again.
SMTP Password	Your Business Email password, again.

Note: If you would like to add a port number to your incoming or outgoing server settings, type a colon :, followed by the port number, with no spaces. For example, imap.secureserver.net:993
7. Tap Sign In.
8. If you would like to add another account you can. Otherwise, tap Maybe Later.

Next step

• Send yourself an email to make sure your Outlook app is set up correctly.

More info

• You can set up your email in the iPhone native email app, instead.
• Set up email on your desktop:
  
  • Outlook: Set up mail
  • Apple Mail (Mac): Set up email
  • Thunderbird: Set up email

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