Setting Up Microsoft 365 Email on University Computers
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Faculty, staff, and student workers can set up the Outlook email client for Windows and Macs on their workstations.
Microsoft 365 is a collection of cloud-based tools including those originally in the Office suite such as Outlook, Word, etc. UConn faculty, staff, and student workers use Outlook through Microsoft 365 for their email accounts.
Outlook for Windows
If you have a personal device or non-managed UConn device, you need to download and install Office using these instructions: Installing Microsoft 365 apps.
Open Outlook by clicking the icon on your desktop or searching for it in the Windows search bar.
If you have not logged in on the computer before, a pop-up will appear to log in. Enter your UConn email address and click Connect.
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When prompted for your password, enter your NetID password and click Continue.
Outlook for Mac
Open Outlook for Mac.
In the top left corner of the screen, navigate to Microsoft Outlook → Settings...
Select Accounts.Â
In the window that appears, click the plus (+) button in the bottom left corner and select Add an Account...
In the window that appears, enter your UConn email address and click Continue.
Enter your NetID password.
Click OK.
Click Done.
Close the Accounts window.
Apple Mail
It is not recommended to use the Apple Mail app for University mail. Compatibility with all Microsoft 365 features is not guaranteed.
Open Apple Mail.
In the menu bar, navigate to Mail → Accounts...
In the new System Settings window, select Add Account…
Click Microsoft Exchange.
Enter the account information as follows:
Name: University email address
Email Address: University email address
NetID password associated with your account
Select Mail and any other Apps you wish to use with this account.
Click Done.