Office 365 - Configuring Microsoft Outlook for Android
A step-by-step guide on how to add and remove Microsoft 365 and other email accounts when using the Microsoft Outlook app for Android.
*Note: Office 365 with Duo is only supported if you are using the Outlook App for Android.
*Note: Samsung Galaxy 8 was used as an example below.
Adding Office 365 (@uwlax.edu) when using the Microsoft Outlook app for the first time:
1. Download the Microsoft Outlook app from the Google Play Store.
2. Open up the Microsoft Outlook app by tapping the Outlook icon located on your phone.
3. Tap Get Started.
4. Type in your full email address (including @uwlax.edu) and tap Continue.
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5. Type in your password when the UW-La Crosse pop-up screen appears and tap Sign in.
6. Verify your account with your Duo authentication device by sending your mobile phone a push or entering in your token's passcode.
7. Either add another email account or tap Skip.
8. Email account has been successfully added if you can see your emails and/or your email account under the Inbox.
Adding an additional email account when using the Microsoft Outlook app:
1. Open up the Microsoft Outlook app by tapping the Outlook icon on your phone.
2. Tap the 3 horizontal bars (≡).
3. Tap Settings, which can be found towards the bottom left of the screen (it looks a gear).
4. Tap Add Account and select Add an email account.
5. Type in your full email address and tap Continue.
6. Type in your password and you may be prompted to select the kind of email account it is (Outlook, Google, Yahoo, etc.) to complete the sign in.
7. Email account has been successfully added if you can see your emails and/or your email account under the Inbox.
Removing/Deleting email account from Android when using the Microsoft Outlook app:
1. Open up the Microsoft Outlook app by tapping on the icon on your phone.
2. Tap the 3 horizontal bars (≡).
3. Tap Settings, which can be found towards the bottom left of the screen (it looks a gear).
4. Tap on the email account you want to remove/delete.
5. Tap Delete Account.
6. Tap Delete.
7. Email account has been successfully removed/deleted if it no longer appears under Settings and/or the Inbox.
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