How to Set Up Outlook Email on an iPhone

Last Updated: September 14, 2015

If you have an Outlook email account (an email address that end with “@outlook.com”), you can set it up with your iPhone so you can still read your emails even when you’re away. Apple devices can be used to access any type of email accounts, including Microsoft-based ones. Setting up an Outlook email on an iPhone may sound difficult, but it’s actually very simple.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:
Setting Up Outlook Email Using the iOS Mail App

1
Open your device settings. Tap “Settings” (app with a gear icon) from the home screen of your iPhone to open the device’s settings menu.
2
Open the “Mail, Contacts, and Calendar” settings. Scroll down the Settings menu and tap the “Mail, Contacts, and Calendar” item from the list of available options you see on the screen.

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3
Add an email account. Inside, tap “Add Account” and select “Email” from the available types of accounts you could use to start setting up your Outlook email on your iPhone.
4
Enter your Outlook email details. Type in your full Outlook email address (in example: “johndoe@outlook.com”), the password of your account, and press “Next.” Your iPhone will then try to access your Outlook email and synchronize its data.
5
Save the changes. It will take only a few seconds to sync your Outlook email with your iPhone. Once the sync is complete, tap the “Save” button that will appear on the screen to save everything you’ve done. Your Outlook email is now set up with your iPhone.
6
Open the Mail app. Press the Home button of your iPhone to go back to the home screen. Once you’re back on the home screen, tap the Mail app (white envelope icon) to open your iPhone’s dedicated email messaging application. Once you open the app, you should be able to see all the email messages that are currently saved on your Outlook account, ready for you to access.

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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:
Setting Up Outlook Email Using the Outlook for iOS App

1
Download Outlook for iOS. Open iTunes on your iPhone and enter “Microsoft Outlook” on the search bar at the top of screen. Tap “Enter” on your keyboard, and the Outlook for iOS application page should turn up.
- Tap the “Install” button you see on the application page, and Outlook will be automatically downloaded and installed on your device.
- Outlook iOS is only available for iPhones and other Apple mobile devices that have iOS version 8 or above, but it’s free to download.
2
Open your device settings. Tap “Settings” (app with a gear icon) from the home screen of your iPhone to open the device’s settings menu.
3
Open the “Mail, Contacts, and Calendar” settings. Scroll down the Settings menu and tap the “Mail, Contacts, and Calendar” item from the list of available options you see on the screen.
4
Add an Outlook email account. Inside, tap “Add Account” and select “Outlook” from the available types of accounts you could use to start setting up your Outlook email on your iPhone.
5
Enter your Outlook email details. Type in your full Outlook email address (in example: “johndoe@outlook.com”), the password of your account, and press “Next.” Your iPhone will then try to access your Outlook email and synchronize its data.
6
Save the changes. It will take only a few seconds to sync your Outlook email with your iPhone. Once the sync is complete, tap the “Save” button that will appear on the screen to save everything you’ve done. Your Outlook email is now set up with your iPhone.
7
Open Outlook for iOS. Tap its app icon (white envelope with a letter “o” on it) from the home screen of your iPhone to launch the application. Once you open the app, you should be able to see all the email messages that are currently saved on your Outlook account, ready for you to access.

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