Connect Outlook to This Account

Applies to: Office 365 for professionals and small businesses, Office 365 for enterprises, Microsoft Exchange, Live@edu

You can access your e-mail using Outlook. Outlook provides an optimized e-mail and collaboration experience.

• If you're using Outlook 2007, see Set Up E-Mail in Outlook 2007.
• If you're using Outlook 2010, see Set Up E-Mail in Outlook 2010.
• If you’re using Outlook 2003, see Set Up Outlook 2003 for IMAP or POP Access to Your E-Mail Account.
• If you're using Outlook 2011 for Mac, see Set Up Outlook for Mac 2011 for Your E-Mail Account.

To download a free trial of Microsoft Office, visit the Microsoft Office Web site.

If you do not want to use Outlook, you can connect to your account using Apple Mail for Mac OS, Microsoft Entourage, Mozilla Thunderbird, Windows Live Mail, and other programs. To find the instructions, just use the E-Mail Setup Help Wizard.

What if I want to know more?

• For information about supported e-mail programs, check out Supported E-Mail Programs and Features and Use IMAP or POP E-Mail Programs.
• If you’re an e-mail administrator, see Use a CNAME Record to Enable Outlook to Connect for information about how to use Autodiscover CNAME records to enable Outlook access for your users.