Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Steps To Set Up Office Live Accounts In Outlook

Microsoft Outlook can be termed as an e-mail application that also serves as a personal information manager. It has many advanced features such as calendar, task manager, contact manager etc. which help users to organize their important events. Microsoft Office Live is a web-based service that provides document and website creation tools for business as well as the users. Sometimes, you may have multiple Office Live accounts. In such cases, you can connect each account to Microsoft Outlook.
You can follow these steps to successfully connect your multiple accounts to Microsoft Outlook:
  • Click Start and go to All programs. Go to Microsoft Outlook and choose Outlook Connector.
  • Once you select Outlook Connector, go to Add a New Account. You can always check the Outlook setting to make sure that you select the correct option.
  • Now, the Microsoft Outlook box would open wherein you can fill your information.
  • The information should be filled as follows:
  • E-mail address - Always make sure to use your Live e-mail address.
  • Password - Here, use your Office Live e-mail password.
  • Name – Here, mention the name that your recipient would see if you send an e-mail in Outlook from one of your Office Live Accounts.
  • Once you fill in the details, do check the Outlook setting to check if you have entered it correctly.
  • Now, click OK to create the Office Live account in Microsoft Outlook.
  • Once you create the Office Live Account, you will get a pop up asking you to restart the Microsoft Outlook. Hence, you can restart it accordingly.
  • Now, after restarting it, Outlook performs a send/receive operation.
  • You will see a list of options in the Outlook folder list. Scroll down towards the bottom of this list.
  • At this stage, you may think that the setting up of your Office Live account is over, and the process is completed. However, still a few more steps are left.
  • Now, select your Office Live Mail Account. There would be a plus sign (+) that would be present next to your e-mail address. Click on this.
  • Once you click the sign, you have successfully created your own multiple Office Live accounts in Outlook. All the items listed in the Office Live would appear here as well. Even the folders that you have set up in the Office Live inbox would appear here.
Hence, you can follow these simple steps to connect your multiple Office Live accounts in Outlook without the assistance of a technician. For more information on this, you can also check the official Microsoft website.

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