Outlook 2016 Mac Configuration

Note: Microsoft will no longer support Outlook 2016 after October 14, 2025.

There are two types of setup of Outlook 2016 to work with Office 365:

• Automatic Account Setup
• Manual Exchange Setup

Automatic Account Setup

1. Begin by launching Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac. 
2. On the menu bar at the top of the screen, click "Outlook" and then click "Preferences". 
3. On the window that pops up, click "Accounts". 
4. Click "Exchange or Office 365". 
5. Enter the following:
   1. Enter your SSO email address under "E-mail address".
   2. Ensure that "Under Name and Password" is selected under "Method".
   3. Enter your SSO email address under "Username".
   4. Enter your password (Beach ID account password) under "Password"
   5. Ensure that "Configure automatically" is selected. 
6. Click "Add Account". 
7. If a popup appears, ensure "Always use my response for this server" is selected. Then sign in using your CSULB SSO email and password. 
8. Your email configuration is complete. Close all windows from the set up and relaunch the application.

Manuel Exchange Setup

1. Begin by launching Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac. 
2. On the menu bar at the top of the screen, click "Outlook" and then click "Preferences". 
3. On the window that pops up, click "Accounts". 
4. Click "Exchange or Office 365". 
5. Enter the following:
   1. Enter your SSO email address under "E-mail address".
   2. Ensure that "Under Name and Password" is selected under "Method".
   3. Enter your SSO email address under "User name".
   4. Enter your password (Beach ID password) under "Password"
   5. Ensure that "Configure automatically" is NOT selected.
   6. Click "Add Account". 
6. If a popup appears, ensure "Always use my response for this server" is selected. Then sign in using your SSO email and password. 
7. Your email configuration is complete. Close all windows from the set up and relaunch the application.

References

Set up email in Mac OS X Mail - Outlook for Mac