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UAlbany Mail - Installing the Outlook App on an iPhone or iPad

UAlbany Mail - Installing the Outlook App on an iPhone or iPad

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Microsoft offers a free app that you can use to manage your UAlbany Mail email, contacts, and calendar on your iOS devices.

Instructions

  1. Download Outlook for iOS from the iOS App Store and then open it. The icon looks like this:

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If this is the first account in the Outlook app

  1. Tap Get Started.

  2. When prompted, enter your UAlbany email address (for example, jdoe@albany.edu), then tap Add Account.

  3. When redirected to the UAlbany sign-in page, enter your NetID and password.

  4. Complete 2-step authentication when prompted.

  5. Outlook will finish setting up your account.

  6. When prompted to add another account:

    • Tap Continue to add another account, or

    • Tap Skip to proceed.

  7. Tap Skip again or use the arrow to continue through the introductory screens.

  8. The Outlook app is now set up and ready to use.

If you already have one or more accounts in Outlook

  1. Open the menu by tapping the Outlook icon (house icon) in the upper-left corner.

  2. Tap Settings (gear icon) in the lower-left corner.

  3. Tap Add Account, then choose Email Account.

  4. Enter your UAlbany email address (for example, jdoe@albany.edu), then follow the prompts.

  5. Enter your NetID and password when redirected.

  6. Complete 2-step authentication when prompted.

  7. Outlook will finish adding your account.

For more instructions, visit Microsoft's documentation for this.

Requirements

  • A supported version of iOS. Outlook for iOS is optimized to work with the latest two versions of iOS and iPadOS on iPhone and iPad.