How to connect Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac to Microsoft Exchange Online
SUMMARY
This article describes how to connect Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac to Microsoft Exchange Online.
MORE INFORMATION
Connecting to Exchange Online by using Office Outlook 2011 for Mac requires no additional software.
To set up a new Exchange Account in Outlook 2011 for Mac, follow these steps:
APPLY TO
- Microsoft Office 365 for enterprises
- Microsoft Office 365 for small businesses
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Anonymous
March 03, 2013
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August 13, 2013
If it asks for server name, then Autodiscover doesn't work and that's why it is asking for the server. Enter your actual Exchange server FQDN in the field (ex, server.domain.com).Anonymous
August 22, 2013
When you try to connect (via Exchange) to outlook.com the same error message will pop up and you will be asked for the server. hmmmmm? Any idea? Outlook version used on the Mac is 14.3.6 (latest) Thank you for any hints! P.S.: Or is it still not possible to use outlook.com via Exchange and only POP3 is available?Anonymous
July 16, 2014
Only the pop or imap service works in office 2011 for Mac with outlook.com. An outlook.com, a hotmail or live.com account cannot be used as Exchange Server on a Macbook. It works only on Apples devices like iPad or iPhone. Therefore a sync of calendars or contacts is not possible!!! To make it really clear, there is no workaround available to do it via third party product. You can buy an exchange online service to sync your Outlook 2011 with an online calendar or phone - it costs approx. 3 € per month. That’s the reason why Microsoft will not change it. With the requested bridge between the two worlds the will lose money.
The bridge to sync your outlook data with iCal is now deactivated in Maverick (OS X 10.9). It was really unstable in previous Mac OS X versions like Lion or Mountain Lion thus a rollback is not recommended. Synchronization from Outlook to iCal and further on to Google or hotmail is not possible anymore.
Alternatively you can move your Outlook Mail account to the apple products on your Mac like Mail, Contacts and iCal. I know that these products are not as good as outlook, I don’t like them either, but what are they options? The other Office Products like Word or Excel are not affected and can still be used. The money for the license was then not spent for nothing.Anonymous
October 06, 2014
Cannot connect.
I travel a lot. On some networks Outlook connects just fine on others I can't even ping Office365 and Outlook shows as "Not Connected" in the bottom right corner of Outlook. I have a colleague in the office (There are only 2 of us) and he can connect to Office365 and Outlook; he is running Windows devices.
I can connect to my phones wireless hotspot but as soon as I return to the wireless network, I'm Not Connected.
I have a new (less than 2 weeks) old MacBook Air with all updates installed.
Any help greatly appreciated.Anonymous
April 17, 2015
i can't connect email account in mac book pro outlook 2011.
pls reply me zinzore.bharat@gmail.comAnonymous
August 08, 2015
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October 13, 2015
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