Microsoft Outlook
Microsft Outlook is an email client created by Microsoft as part of their Microsoft Office suite of applications.
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Configuring Outlook
Configuring IMAP
Each version of Outlook is slightly different. These instructions will help you configure Outlook 2010.
Setup a new account
Go to File and click Add account near the top of the page.
Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types, then click next
Select Internet E-Mail, then click next.
Supply the following information, replacing your username (the part before @gustavus.edu) where necessary. When finished, click on the More Settings... button.
Having clicked on the More Settings button, a new dialog box has appeared. Click on the Outgoing Server tab and configure as follows.
Next, click on the Advanced tab and configure as follows.
When complete, click OK twice and finish. Your new account is now configured.
Configure an existing account
Go to File. Click the Account Settings Button, and then click Account Settings again in the options that drop down from the button.
Locate the account you wish to modify and click Change.
Supply the following information, replacing your username (the part before @gustavus.edu) where necessary. When finished, click on the More Settings... button.
Having clicked on the More Settings button, a new dialog box has appeared. Click on the Outgoing Server tab and configure as follows.
Next, click on the Advanced tab and configure as follows.
When complete, click OK twice and finish. Your account is now reconfigured.
Calendar
Importing friends' Google Calendars
If you are an Outlook calendar user and your friends use Google Calendar, they can still share their calendar with you, so you can view it in Outlook.
- Have them find their Private Address ICS URL of the calendar they wish to share with you.
- Have them send it to you.
- Type this address into Internet Explorer. Replace the (https) with (webcal) so the address looks like webcal://www.google.com...... and hit enter.
- By going to this address, Microsoft Outlook with open and ask to add this calendar.
- It will update every time Outlook looks for new mail.
Invitations to Google Calendar users
At the current time, there is no solution available to invite Google Calendar users to your Outlook created events. However, Google Calendar users can invite you to events and you can accept their invitation in Outlook, which will add it to your Outlook Calendar.