How to Access Outlook.com Email With Outlook for Mac

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Updated on March 19, 2020

What to Know

Open a web browser, sign in to Outlook.com, and select Settings > View all Outlook settings. Go to Mail > Sync email.
In the POP and IMAP section, under Let devices and apps use POP, select Yes. Select Save.
Open Outlook for Mac and select Tools > Accounts. Click + and select New Account. Enter your Outlook.com email address and password.

This article explains how to access your Outlook.com email via Microsoft Outlook for Mac. Instructions apply to Outlook for Mac version 16 (2019) and Outlook.com.

Access Outlook.com Email With Outlook for Mac

To set up an Outlook.com email account using POP for sending and receiving mail, enable POP3 in the Outlook.com settings.

Open a web browser, sign in to Outlook.com, then select Settings.
Select View all Outlook settings.
Go to Mail > Sync email.
In the POP and IMAP section, under Let devices and apps use POP, select Yes.
To prevent email from being deleted from your Outlook.com email account on the web, select Don't allow devices and apps to delete messages from Outlook.
Select Save, and close the Settings dialog box.
Open the Outlook for Mac desktop app, then select Tools > Accounts.
Go to the bottom of the accounts list and click + (plus sign).
Select New Account.
In the Please enter your email address window, enter your Outlook.com email address.
In the Password text box, enter your Outlook.com password.
Select Done.
Close the Accounts window.

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