Step 1 - Open the Windows Control Panel

Step 2 - Click User Accounts

Step 3 - Click Mail (Microsoft Outlook 2016)

Step 4 - Click Email Accounts...

Step 5 - Click New

Step 6 - Select manual setup

Step 7 - Select Exchange ActiveSync

Step 8 - Enter your account settings

Step 9 - Test account settings

Step 10 - You're all set!

Follow this guide to set up Outlook 2016/13 on Windows with Mobile Sync (Exchange ActiveSync). The advantage of Mobile Sync over IMAP is that it also syncs your calendar and contacts.

Before you can set up your account, you need to activate Mobile Sync for your email account. You do this from Webmail > Settings > Mobile Sync. Read our guide for more information.

How can I activate Mobile Sync (Exchange ActiveSync)?

Note: Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) is officially only supported on mobile devices. Microsoft may decide to stop supporting EAS in the desktop version of Outlook. Because Mobile Sync uses Exchange ActiveSync, it will then no longer work in Outlook for desktop. You can of course still use IMAP, to set up your account.

Setting up Microsoft Outlook 2016 with IMAP

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Step 1 - Open the Windows Control Panel

Open your Windows control panel, by typing control panel in the Windows search box. You can also right-click on the Start button and then click Control Panel.

Note: Are you not using Windows 10? Check out this guide: Where can I find the Control Panel?

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Step 2 - Click User Accounts

Click the category called User Accounts.

Note: If you view your control panel by icons, click Mail (Microsoft Outlook 2016) and move on to step 4.

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Step 3 - Click Mail (Microsoft Outlook 2016)

Click Mail (Microsoft Outlook 2016).

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Step 4 - Click Email Accounts...

Click Email Accounts... in the window that opens.

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Step 5 - Click New

Click New to start setup of a new email account.

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Step 6 - Select manual setup

Select Manual setup or additional server types and click Next to continue.

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Step 7 - Select Exchange ActiveSync

Select Exchange ActiveSync and click Next.

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Step 8 - Enter your account settings

Enter your account details:

• Mail server: m.one.com
• User name: your email account

Click Next to continue.

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Step 9 - Test account settings

Outlook will now test the account settings. If everything is correct the task will be completed. Click Close to continue.

Tip: If Outlook is unable to log in, try our Mobile Sync troubleshoot guide to find out what is wrong.

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Step 10 - You're all set!

Your account is now set up. Click Finish or Add another account if you want to set up another email account.

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Related articles:

What is Mobile Sync (Exchange ActiveSync)?

Setting up Microsoft Outlook 2016