Office Customization Tool (OCT) 2016 Help: Add Account and Account Settings dialog box

Applies to: Office Professional Plus 2016, Office Standard 2016

If you're adding a new account, select the type of account to add, and then choose Next.

In the <account type> Settings dialog box, set the options appropriate for the type of account that you're adding or modifying. Choose More Settings for additional configuration options. Choose Finish when you're done.

To ensure that e-mail services don't overlap, Outlook might not allow you to add more than one new account for the same type of service. For example, Outlook verifies that all POP accounts have unique names. The following table shows how Outlook determines whether a new account of the same type as an existing account can be added to the Setup customization file.

Account type Duplicate account allowed? Data used to determine whether conflict exists
POP3
Yes
Account name
IMAP
Yes
Account name
Exchange
Yes
Account name
Outlook data file (.pst)
Yes
File name and path of .pst file
Outlook Address Book
No
Existence of account
Internet Directory Service (LDAP)
Yes
Account name