Outlook 2016 - Configuration Guide

NOTE! This tutorial is for privately owned computers. UiT computers in offices, the library, and reading areas connect automatically to your UiT email account.

Requirements

The computer is connected to the Internett.
Outlook is installed on the computer. Employees and students can download Office 2016 from Office 365.
You have logged on to Office on the computer.

Windows

Step 1: Start Outlook

You will be asked to configure your client when you start Outlook for the first time. When you see the image below, click "Next"

outlook konfigurer

Step 2: Add an Email Account

Select "yes" to add a new Email account and click "Next".

outlook konfigurer

Step 3: Add your email address

Enter your name
Enter your email address
Enter your password

Click "Next" when you are finished

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Step 4: Allow server settings

If you get a popup asking for permission to auto-configure server setting, click "Allow".

konfigurer outlook

Step 5: Velg "Logg inn med en annen konto/Use another account"

As your email is not necessarily the same thing as your user account, select "Use another account".

konfigurer outlook

Step 6: Log on

Write username@uit.no (e.g. abc123@uit.no) and your UiT password. Select "Remember my credentials" and click "OK".

Step 7: You are now ready to read and write email

Click "Finish" to let Outlook connect you to our email services

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Macintosh

Start Outlook on your Mac.
If this is the first time you open Outlook it will ask you to add an email account. If it doesn't, open Outlook > Preferences > Accounts. Click Add Email Account or + > new Account.
Input your UiT email address.
Employees: name.lastname@uit.no
Students: username@post.uit.no
Log in with your username@uit.no (e.g. abc123@uit.no) and your UiT password. Click Sign in.
Outlook will ask you to confirm the log in information. Use your username@uit.no and UiT password. Click OK.