Q: How do I setup Outlook 2013 for Windows to connect to MIT Exchange for the first time?
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Answer
This article assumes that you have correctly installed Microsoft Office 2013 Profession Plus for Windows and that you do not have an Outlook profile currently setup.
- Open Outlook 2013. Typically, the program can be found by navigating to Start > All Programs > Microsoft Office 2013.
- When presented with the Welcome to Microsoft Outlook 2013 window, select Next.
- On the following screen, titled "Microsoft Outlook Setup", leave the top radio button (labeled Yes) marked and select Next.
- On the next screen, enter your name, email address and password.
IMPORTANT: You must enter your email address as you@exchange.mit.edu. The Exchange server will send email as you@mit.edu, however this step is necessary for the initial setup.
- The Exchange server will now automatically configure your account (Note: This could take several minutes).
- When done select Finish.
- Outlook 2013 will do some additional configuration and you will be brought to your email inbox.
Note that Outlook 2013 can take several minutes and/or hours (depending on your mailbox size) to synchronize all email, calendar and contact data locally.