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Email, calendar, contacts all in one place. Work efficiently with email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and more—together in one place. Office integration lets you share attachments right from OneDrive, access contacts, and view LinkedIn profiles. If just want to manage your Exchange email account on the Mac, you can use the Mac Mail app to connect to your account using Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) or Post Office Protocol (POP). Set up Exchange account access using Outlook for Mac. If you have Outlook for Mac, you can use it to access your Exchange account. Outlook for Mac does not support Auto-mapping of shared mailboxes. A folder is shared with you If another user has shared an inbox, primary calendar folder, or primary contact folder with you, use this method to open the user's folder.
If you don't have an email account set up, Mail prompts you to add your email account.
To add another account, choose Mail > Add Account from the menu bar in Mail. Or choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Internet Accounts, then click the type of account to add.
- When adding an account, if you get a message that your account provider requires completing authentication in Safari, click Open Safari and follow the sign-in instructions in the Safari window.
- If necessary, Mail might ask you for additional settings.
Learn more about how to add or remove email accounts.
Send and reply
Learn how to compose, reply to, and forward email.
Send new messages
- Click New Message in the Mail toolbar, or choose File > New Message.
- Enter a name, email address, or group name in the 'To' field. Mail gives suggestions based on your contacts and messages on your Mac and devices signed into iCloud.1
- Enter a subject for your message.
- Write your email in the body of the message.
- To add an attachment, drag an attachment to the body of the message. Or choose File > Attach Files, choose an attachment, then click Choose.
- To change your font and format, use the options at the top of the message window.
- Beginning with macOS Mojave, it's even easier to add emoji to your messages. Just click the Emoji & Symbols button in the toolbar at the top of the message window, then choose emoji or other symbols from the character viewer.
- Send or save your message:
- To send, click the Send button or choose Message > Send.
- To save your message as a draft for later, close the message, then click Save.
Reply and forward
- To reply to a single person, click Reply , type your response, then click Send .
- Microsoft office 2008 update. To reply to everyone on a group email, click Reply All , type your response, then click Send .
- To forward a message to other people, click Forward , type your response, then click Send .
Organize and search
Sort your emails into folders and use multiple search options to find specific messages.
Create folders
You can create Mailboxes to organize your emails into folders.
- Open Mail, then choose Mailbox > New Mailbox from the menu bar.
- In the dialog that appears, choose the location for the Mailbox.
- Choose your email service (like iCloud) to access your Mailbox on your other devices, such as an iPhone signed into the same email account.
- Choose On My Mac to access your Mailbox only on your Mac.
- Name the mailbox and click OK.
If you don't see the mailboxes sidebar, choose View > Show Mailbox List. To show or hide mailboxes from an email account, move your pointer over a section in the sidebar and click Show or Hide.
Sort your emails
To move a message from your Inbox to a mailbox:
- Drag the message onto a mailbox in the sidebar.
- In macOS Mojave, you can select the message, then click Move in the Mail toolbar to file the message into the suggested mailbox. Mail makes mailbox suggestions based on where you've filed similar messages in the past, so suggestions get better the more you file your messages.
To delete a message, select a message, then press the Delete key.
To automatically move messages to specific mailboxes, use rules.
Search
Use the Search field in the Mail window to search by sender, subject, attachments, and more. To narrow your search, choose an option from the menu that appears as you type.
Add and mark up attachments
Attach documents and files to your messages and use Markup to annotate, add your signature, and more.
Attach a file
To attach a file to your message:
- Drag an attachment to the body of the message.
- Choose File > Attach Files, choose an attachment, then click Choose.
Use Markup with your attachments
You can use Markup to draw and type directly on an attachment, like an image or PDF document.2
- Click the Attach button or choose File > Attach Files in the message window.
- Choose an attachment, then click Choose File.
- Click the menu icon that appears in the upper-right corner of the attachment, then choose Markup.
- Use the Sketch tool to create freehand drawings.
- Use the Shapes tool to add shapes like rectangles, ovals, lines, and arrows.
- Use the Zoom tool in the Shapes menu to magnify and call attention to a part of an attachment.
- Use the Text tool to add text.
- Use the Sign tool to add your signature.
- Click Done.
Learn more
- Contact Apple Support.
1. All devices signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID share contacts. Contacts addressed in previous messages that were sent and received on those devices are also included. To control this feature, turn Contacts on or off for iCloud. On Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click iCloud. On iOS devices, go to Settings, tap your name at the top of the screen, then tap iCloud.
2. Markup is available in OS X Yosemite and later.
-->Applies to:Outlook for Mac, Outlook 2019 for Mac
Remote desktop mac. As an IT admin, you may want to provide Outlook for Mac users in your organization with a standard set of preferences in either of the following ways:
- Set a default preference, which users can change.
- Force a particular preference, which users can’t change.
The following preferences can be used to simplify account setup for Office 365 mailboxes, help protect company data, and support a streamlined user experience.
These keys are CFPreferences-compatible, which means that it can be set by using enterprise management software for Mac, such as Jamf Pro.
Mailbox settings
Automatically configure Office 365 mailbox on first launch
The email address used for Office activation will be added on first launch.
Domain | com.microsoft.office |
Key | OfficeAutoSignIn |
Data Type | Boolean |
Possible values | false (default) true |
Availability | 16.17 |
Comments | This key also suppresses first run dialogs for other Office apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. |
Specify Office 365 mailbox to be added on first launch
Set the domain or full email address of Office 365 mailbox to be added on first launch.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | DefaultEmailAddressOrDomain |
Data Type | String |
Possible values | various (example: 'contoso.com') |
Availability | 16.18 |
Comments | The full email address or domain specified will be added in Outlook instead of the Office activation email address. |
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Allow only corporate mailboxes to be added
Specify one or more domains users are allowed to add in Outlook.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | AllowedEmailDomains |
Data Type | Array of Strings |
Possible values | Various (example: 'contoso.com$') |
Availability | 16.18 |
Comments | Format strings as regular expressions. Does not remove or disconnect accounts already added in Outlook. |
Hide text about adding non-corporate mailboxes
Hide the “Did you know? Outlook supports…” text in the Set Up Your Email success dialog box.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | HideCanAddOtherAccountTypesTipText |
Data Type | Boolean |
Possible values | false (default) true |
Availability | 16.18 |
Comments | Only hides text. Does not impact ability to add non-corporate mailboxes. |
Import/export settings
Disable import
Prevent users from being able to import archive files (.olm and .pst) and Outlook 2011 for Mac data.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | DisableImport |
Data Type | Boolean |
Possible values | false (default) true |
Availability | 16.18 |
Comments | Key must be set to true and forced. |
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Disable export
Prevent users from being able to export archive files (.olm).
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | DisableExport |
Data Type | Boolean |
Possible values | false (default) true |
Availability | 16.18 |
Comments | Key must be set to true and forced. |
Online meetings settings
Disable Skype for Business online meetings
Prevent users from adding Skype for Business online meeting details to events.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | DisableSkypeMeeting |
Data Type | Boolean |
Possible values | false (default) true |
Availability | 16.19 |
Comments | Key must be set to true and forced. |
Disable Teams online meetings
Prevent users from adding Teams online meeting details to events.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | DisableTeamsMeeting |
Data Type | Boolean |
Possible values | false (default) true |
Availability | 16.20 |
Comments | Key must be set to true and forced. |
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Weather location settings
Specify default weather location
Set default location for weather in calendar view.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | DefaultWeatherLocation |
Data Type | String |
Possible values | Various (example: “Paris, France”) |
Availability | 16.18 |
Comments | Use the format returned by the weather location search within Outlook. |
Disable automatic updating of weather location
Prevent users from choosing Update Location Automatically for weather location.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | Weather_update_automatically |
Data Type | Boolean |
Possible values | false (default) true |
Availability | 16.19 |
Other settings
Hide local folders
Prevent users from viewing local On My Computer folders in the sidebar.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | HideFoldersOnMyComputerRootInFolderList |
Data Type | Boolean |
Possible values | false (default) true |
Availability | 16.17 |
Comments | Found under Outlook > Preferences > General > Sidebar. |
Specify when pictures are downloaded for email
Set when pictures are automatically downloaded from the Internet for email.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | AutomaticallyDownloadExternalContent |
Data Type | Integer |
Possible values | 0 = Never (default) 1 = In messages from my contacts 2 = In all messages |
Availability | 16.17 |
Comments | Found under Outlook > Preferences > Email > Reading > Security. |
Disable signatures
Prevent users from being able to create, edit, and add client-side signatures.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | DisableSignatures |
Data Type | Boolean |
Possible values | false (default) true |
Availability | 16.18 |
Comments | Key must be set to true and forced. |
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Specify calendar first day of week
Set the first day of week in calendar view.
Domain | com.microsoft.Outlook |
Key | CalendarFirstDayOfWeek |
Data Type | Integer |
Possible values | 1 = Sunday (default) 2 = Monday 3= Tuesday 4= Wednesday 5= Thursday 6 = Friday 7 = Saturday |
Availability | 16.19 |