Add my Microsoft 365 email to Outlook on Mac
Step 3 of the Set up my Microsoft 365 account series.
Add your Microsoft 365 email to Outlook for Mac. You'll then be ready to send and receive email from your computer.
Required: To use new Outlook for Mac, it must be activated with a Work or school account licensed for Office desktop apps. (For Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy plans, it must be a Business Professional or higher plan. However, the license can be provided by any Work or school account.)
Upon activation, you can add additional email plans, such as Email Essentials, Email Plus, or Online Business Essentials.
Upon activation, you can add additional email plans, such as Email Essentials, Email Plus, or Online Business Essentials.
- Open Outlook. Don't have the app? Here's how to download it.
- If you're a new user, select Add Email Account, and then skip to step 4. Otherwise, select Tools, and then Accounts.
- Select + (plus), and then Add an account.
- Enter your email address, and then select Continue.
- You might get a page with accounts found. If the email address that you're setting up is listed, select it. Otherwise, select Add Others to continue.
- Enter your email password, and then select Sign in. You might need to select your account type as Work or school, not Personal, to continue.
- If your admin enabled multi-factor authentication (MFA), verify your account or set up the Authenticator app.
- Choose a profile type, and then select Done. Otherwise, select Skip for now.
Your Microsoft 365 email is now on your Outlook for Mac and you're ready to go!
