How to setup Microsoft Outlook for Windows for Bowdoin email

Setup a Bowdoin email account on Outlook 2016 or newer

The following instructions can be used to setup your Bowdoin email address or other Office 365 email addresses.

  1. Open Outlook.
  2. If this is the first time you've used Outlook, skip to step 4.
  3. If this is not the first time you've used Outlook, click File - Add Account
  4. Enter your email address and click Connect
  5. When prompted, enter your Bowdoin credentials at the Okta login.
  6. Uncheck Set up Outlook Mobile on my phone, too and press Done.   (See the related articles section about setting up the Outlook Mobile app.)
  7. Click Ok 
  8. Click Done
  9. Outlook will open and then click Sign in to activate Office.
  10. Enter your email address and click Next
  11. When prompted, enter your Bowdoin credentials at the Okta login.
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