Outlook for Mac 2011 Help

Set up email in Outlook for Mac 2011

Learn how to configure POP and IMAP e-mail accounts from e-mail service providers such as AOL, Gmail, MobileMe, and Windows Live Hotmail.

Add an email account to Outlook

Connect to the Microsoft Exchange account provided by your company or organization.

Import a .pst file into Outlook for Mac from Outlook for Windows

Watch this short overview on how to import an Outlook for Windows Data File (.pst).

Insert pictures in Office for Mac

Make your e-mail messages more interesting by including a picture as part of the message.

Create and insert a signature in Outlook for Mac

Add a signature manually or automatically to each message that you send.

Create a meeting or appointment

Learn the difference between a meeting and an appointment and how to create each on your calendar.

Create a contact group (also called a distribution list)

Learn how to create a distribution list so that you can send a message to everyone in a group without typing each recipient's address.

Add or remove folders

Create additional folders to organize your messages, contacts, tasks, and notes.

Find items in Outlook by doing a basic search

Quickly search the current folder, and expand the search to include additional folders or item types.

Create a rule

Create a rule to automatically sort incoming messages into folders.

Open a shared calendar, address book, or e-mail folder

Open a Microsoft Exchange calendar, address book, or e-mail folder that you have permission to open.

Add and manage delegates in Outlook for Mac

Give a delegate access to and set permissions on your Microsoft Exchange calendar, inbox, and address book.

Customize junk e-mail protection

Adjust the junk e-mail filter to classify more or fewer messages as "junk."

Send a digitally signed or encrypted message

Make your messages more secure by using digital signatures and encryption.

Outlook for Mac 2011 Help

Use Information Rights Management (IRM) to restrict permission to a message, for example, prevent recipients from forwarding the message.

Create and insert a signature in Outlook for Mac

Explore common causes and solutions for e-mail issues.

Rebuild the Office database

Learn how to use the Microsoft Database Utility to rebuild a damaged Office database.

Make Outlook your default application for e-mail, calendar, and contacts

Set up Outlook to open automatically when you click a link in a document or on a Web page to send e-mail (also known as a "mailto" link).

Keyboard shortcuts for Outlook

See the full list of keyboard shortcuts, organized into logical categories.

Customize the Outlook window

Learn the main elements of the Outlook window and how to customize each one.