Need help setting up adding additional email account

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Answer 1

Dear @Joan Culanay

I understand you’d like to add an additional email account, and I’m happy to guide you through the process.

There are many different types of email accounts you can add to Outlook, including an Outlook.com or Hotmail.com account, the work or school account you use with Microsoft 365, Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, and Exchange accounts.

You can add another account directly within the Outlook app. For more information, please follow this article: Add an email account to Outlook for Windows

• First, open Outlook and go to Settings (or the File tab if you’re using the classic version).
• From there, navigate to Accounts / Email accounts, then select Add account.
• Enter the email address you would like to add, click Continue, and follow the prompts to sign in and complete the setup.
• Once finished, the new account should appear in your mailbox list and begin syncing automatically.

In some cases (for example, Gmail or iCloud), additional settings or permissions may be required on the email provider’s side before the account can be added successfully.

If you want to contact the Microsoft Support and you are using personal account, you can reach Microsoft Support by going to the following page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus

If your email account is provided by your organization (work or school account), you may also want to contact your IT administrator, they can help you contact Microsoft Support. For reference:  Get support | Microsoft Docs   

Note: Please understand that as a forum moderator, my role is to provide general guidance and troubleshooting support. I don’t have access to internal systems or backend tools, and I appreciate your understanding of these limits.

I hope the information shared is helpful. If you encounter any issues during setup such as sign-in errors or the account not being added, feel free to let me know the exact error message. I’d be glad to assist you further.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. I'm looking forward to your reply.

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Answer 2

To add an additional email account in the new Outlook for Windows (for business), follow these general steps based on Outlook guidance for adding extra accounts:

1. Open Outlook and go to your Inbox (messages list).
2. Open the navigation or folder menu:
   • With a keyboard and screen reader: press the key or gesture that moves focus to the folder/navigation area until the navigation pane opens.
3. Look for an option such as Add a new email account or Add account and select it.
4. When prompted, choose Add email account (or similar) if asked to pick between adding email vs. storage.
5. Enter the email address of the additional account.
6. Select Add account or Continue.
7. When prompted, enter the password for that account and complete any sign-in or multi-factor authentication steps required by the provider.
8. Select Sign in (or Done) to finish.

After adding multiple accounts, a default account can be set so new messages send from the preferred address:

1. Open the navigation/folder menu again.
2. Go to Settings.
3. Open the Mail or Email section.
4. Choose Default account.
5. Select the account that should be the default for sending mail.

If the environment uses Outlook for Mac instead, additional accounts are added from Tools → Accounts → + Add Account, then entering the email address and following the prompts.

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References:

• Use a screen reader to set up your email account in Outlook
• Add an email account to Outlook for Mac