Office 365 Email and Calendaring Pilot - Configure Outlook 2011 for Mac

This article refers to the Office 365 Email and Calendaring Pilot. If you're looking for Exchange Email and Calendaring on the Exchange 2010 Server, see: MIT Email Setup Landing. If you're not sure which system you're using, see: How do I tell if my email and calendaring data is on Exchange 2010 Server or using Office 365?

If you do not already have a copy of Outlook, you can obtain it with the rest of Office from the IS&T Software grid.

1. Open Outlook.
   Result: If this is the first time you're opening Outlook, you're prompted to setup your inbox.
2. Click Add Account. If you weren't prompted to set up your inbox, Go to Outlook > Preferences and select Accounts.
   
   
   
   
   Result: The accounts window opens.
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3. Select Exchange or Office 365
   Result: You are prompted to input your account information.
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4. Enter as follows:
   • Email Address: username@mit.edu
   • Authentication Method: Username and Password
   • User Name: username@mit.edu
   • Password: your MIT account password
5. Click Add Account
   Result: Outlook discovers your account settings and displays them.
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6. You can close the "Accounts" window.
   Your email may take some time to initially download if you have a lot stored on the server.

See also

• Office 365 - Email and Calendaring Pilot Landing Page
• Office 365 - Email and Calendaring Pilot - Known Issues
• Office 365 - Email and Calendaring Pilot - FAQ