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Set up email on your Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 7.5, or Windows Phone 7.
If you’re looking for steps for Windows 10 phones, see Set up email in Mail for Windows 10.
Set up mail on a Windows 8.1 or earlier phone
Open the App list on your phone or tablet and tap Settings.
Then tap Email + accounts > Add an account
Choose your account type:
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Outlook.com account: tap Outlook.com or Outlook (or tap Windows Live if you’re using Windows 7/7.5).
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Microsoft 365 account: tap Exchange (or tap Outlook if you’re using Windows 7/7.5).
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Use Google for Gmail, Yahoo! for Yahoo Mail, etc.
Enter your full email address, for example tony@contoso.com.
Then add the password you use to sign into your email and tap Sign in.
Note: If there’s a problem connecting the email account, you might need to Set up email with IMAP or POP. You can also view the Windows Phone 8 or Windows Phone 7 help pages.
You’re done setting up email on your Windows Phone!
Syncing emails and calendar may take a few minutes.
Set up mail on a Windows 8.1 or earlier phone
Open the App list on your phone or tablet and tap Settings > Email + accounts
Select Add an account > Outlook.
Enter your full email address, for example tony@contoso.com.
Then add the password you use to sign into your email and tap Sign in.
Select OK if Exchange ActiveSync asks you to enforce policies or set a password.
And you’re done!
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Note: If you are setting up a POP account, only your email will sync to your device. All your calendar and contacts remain stored on your local computer.
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In the App list, tap Settings > email+account > add an account > other account.
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Add you email address and password, then tap Sign in. Windows Phone will try to set up your email automatically, but if it can’t, make sure your username and password are correct, then select Try again. If it still cannot connect, select Advanced > Internet email.
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In Account type, select POP or IMAP and enter your incoming and outgoing server names. Type in the full name of the server for your email provider. If you need help finding the necessary settings, see our commonly asked questions for mobile setup here.
If you’re adding your work or school account and your organization uses Microsoft 365 for business to host your email, the settings are listed in the table below.
Type of server
Server name
Port
Encryption method
POP3 (incoming server)
outlook.office365.com
995
SSL
IMAP4 (incoming server)
outlook.office365.com
993
SSL
SMTP (outgoing server)
smtp.office365.com
587
TLS
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Select Advanced and select the boxes Require SSL for incoming mail and Require SSL for outgoing mail, then select sign in.
Outlook email accounts include @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @msn.com, or @live.com as well as international domains such as @outlook.co.uk or any custom domains hosted on Outlook.com.
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If you’re prompted to create a passcode and don’t create one, you won’t be able to send and receive email.
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If you don’t accept the policies sent to your mobile phone, you won’t be able to access your information on your mobile phone.
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It’s true that — out-of-the-box — you can only sync Windows Phone with Outlook through the cloud at Outlook.com or Office365. But not everyone wants to switch to the cloud as it sacrifices privacy.
Synchronization through Microsoft’s cloud sometimes breaks or doesn’t sync everything including a contact’s photo. This method can also burn up data usage, which can lead to an expensive phone bill.
Business people and Outlook power users need something that works 100 percent of the time. And the cloud isn’t it.
Akruto, Inc. founder George Tatar can relate. He keeps his entire life in Outlook calendar, contacts, tasks and notes. Naturally, he wanted to an automatic, private, and accurate way to sync Microsoft Outlook calendar and all with his new Windows Phone.
But he couldn’t find a solution that fit his requirements. He decided to do something about it and developed AkrutoSync Windows Phone Outlook software.
Windows Phone Outlook Sync Software That’s Easy to Install
In developing the software, George made sure it was easy to install. One customer wrote that IT illiterates could do it. All you have to do is install the software on a Windows PC. One user describes the process: “I followed the few steps in the easy to follow instructions, and it just worked.”
Once installed, you’re done. Just set it and forget it as Akruto do the rest. It will automatically sync Outlook with Windows Phone.
What AkrutoSync Outlook Sync Software Can Do for You
Here are some of the top features customers like about Akruto.
Uses device’s built-in apps.
Some Outlook sync software programs add their own calendar, contacts, notes and tasks apps to devices, which uses up space. Plus, you’d have two of everything because most devices won’t let you delete the original apps.
Syncs all events.
Whether you add, update or delete an item on your phone, tablet, Windows PC or all of the above, everything stays in sync. Sometimes you need to refer to an old event or look ahead. Some Outlook sync software only sync two weeks or three months of data. Akruto syncs all past and future events. No limits.
Protects your privacy.
We also value your privacy as much as ours. Because of this, Akruto directly syncs your devices over a Wi-Fi network or the Internet (using your data plan) through a secure, encrypted connection.
Syncs completely including large entries.
Like to enter long notes? Some apps that sync Outlook with Windows Phone cut off notes and other data. We’ve tested Akruto’s power by entering all of Shakespeare’s sonnets into a note. It transfers completely and accurately. Like we said, George keeps his entire life in Outlook and nothing is ever missing.
Syncs two-way.
AkrutoSync offers two-way sync between Outlook on your Windows PC and all your devices. Your Microsoft Outlook calendar, contacts, tasks and notes show up in your Windows Phone’s built-in apps.
Sync Outlook with Windows Phone and Other Devices
According to Deloitte’s annual “Digital Democracy Survey,” 37 percent of Americans own three devices: a laptop, smartphone and tablet. There’s actually a neat name for this: digital omnivores.
So chances are you may have other devices besides the Windows Phone you want to sync with Outlook. You can sync Outlook with Android, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Windows Phone. And you can sync to all the mobile devices you want with just one license.
We want you to be sure AkrutoSync meets your needs. So you can test drive AkrutoSync free for seven days — the full version, the whole shebang. Give it a try to see how it can sync Windows Phone with Outlook. Go ahead and create a long note and watch the Outlook note sync with Windows Phone completely.
If you like Akruto, pay a one-time fee of $39.95 and enter the registration code we send you. That’s it. No need to do anything else.
Learn More About Outlook Sync Software
Here are articles and videos on what you can do with Outlook sync software:
- Video: How to sync your Windows Phone with Outlook Using AkrutoSync.
- Video: How to sync Android phones with Outlook.
- Article: Sync Outlook calendar with HTC One.
- Article: Sync Outlook calendar with Samsung Galaxy.
Sync Outlook with Windows Phone.
Windows Phone sync with Microsoft Outlook.
Here are some quick tips for you if you are one of those looking for a fast and easy way on how to sync Outlook with Windows Phone Contacts and Calendar folders. Microsoft has worked on making this complicated process fast and easy. From their page office.microsoft.com you can download the Outlook Hotmail Connector. The download is free of charge. This software will help you to sync Microsoft Outlook with all versions of Windows Phone in a few simple steps. After installation, open your Microsoft Outlook, click File and Add an Account. Enter your Windows Live account information.
Open your Microsoft Outlook Calendar folder and right-click on the calendar you want to sync. Select Copy Calendar from pop-up menu, find your Hotmail account and click OK. You’ve just copied your calendar into Windows Live. Use Windows Live as your main Calendar. Any changes you make in your Windows Live Calendar will be synchronized automatically so you will be able to access all calendars via Microsoft Outlook and your Windows Phone.
To sync your Microsoft Outlook Contacts Folder with your Windows Phone Contacts, you will have to do the same as with the Calendar: open your Contacts folder in Microsoft Outlook, right-click on the folder you are about to synchronize and copy it to your Hotmail account. After you finish the steps, your Contacts will be synchronized and you will be able to access the same data via your Windows Phone and Microsoft Outlook.
Windows Live will start storing all your data from contacts and calendars online, which will become accessible via your Microsoft Outlook and Windows Phone. Your data will be stored and can be reached, no matter where you are — using your computer or smartphone.
Most of the non Nokia Windows Phone users who switched to Windows Phone 8 from Symbian had missed how Nokia Connect used to sync their Contacts, Tasks, Calendar and Notes. Windows Phone doesn’t have a dedicated client which can do this job as was emphasizing more on cloud sync or email sync.
Though this problem is not common between regular users but I have some professional and Windows Mobile users, asking me about this over email and YouTube comment and today we have a solution if you are ready to spend some money.
Companion Sync, a software company which has developed many software to solve the sync problem between devices and services have come up with a software solution — USB Sync Outlook with Windows Phone 8, which can sync Contacts, calendar, tasks, notes between Outlook and Windows Phone over USB or over Wi-Fi if you are on the same network. They also have a Windows Phone App which can do this sync over Internet.
How does this work?
If many of you are wondering how does it work then it simply syncs the Outlook Database files with database of its app which needs to be installed on Windows Phone. So before you get excited, it’s not a native sync that’s happening but everything on Outlook gets into the app through which you get access to all the data of your Outlook.
Quick look at the main features:
There is a 14 days fully functional trial mode. This gives you enough time to test if the software is good enough for you.
- Full-featured office for Windows Phone
- Outlook Categories with colors.
- Calendar Views : Day, week, month, and list
- Calendar Alarms/reminders, link contacts to calendar events and tasks.
- Task list like Recurring tasks, due dates, priorities etc.
- Notes
- Global Search which can search your email, contacts, notes etc.
- Contact Notes.
- Install it over 3 PCs and there is a 90 days guarantee.
- Works with
- Outlook 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, and 2000
- Outlook Business Contact Manager 2007 and 2010
- 32-bit and 64-bit versions
- Works with Microsoft Exchange folders that are visible within Outlook
This software works with all Windows Phone 8 devices from Nokia, HTC and Samsung. If you buy this software, you get the technical support for free.
How to set it up ?
Video Demo:
Watch on YouTube
Configure the software on PC
Once you have downloaded the application from here, install and then run from the desktop using the shortcut. This will start the setup screen where you need to select device, sync method and Outlook.
When syncing with Outlook, you can individually select how and what you want to sync i.e. both ways, primary source, if you would want to wipe contact, notes, calendar, etc. on Windows Phone.
Advance configuration:
- Select which Outlook folders to sync
- Select calendar days to sync
- Transfer completed records
- Contact Field Mapping.
- Category Filter
- Phone Format
Install Deja Office on Windows Phone:
Like I said before, it’s not a native sync but everything syncs inside an app and to complete you need to download the app Deja Cloud on your Windows Phone. Once you do that, the app can then talk with your PC and sync according to the rules that you have set up on the desktop software.
Start Syncing:
First you need to tap on the sync icon in the app which prepares the data. During this process, the app will prompt you to connect with USB and disconnect when required. The first sync is needs to be initiated from the application on your phone, after that, you can choose to sync from desktop.
Conclusion:
Overall it’s a great solution for hardcore Outlook users who need to have this in place for their daily schedule else its a costly solution. Moreover the data is not synced natively with Windows Phone but to an app.
You can buy the companion app from here.
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Summary: Facing problems while you sync Outlook contacts to Windows phone? This problem is often experienced by users trying to sync contacts. Let us find solutions to this problem.
Do you remember the time when you bought yourself a brand new phone but had issues while trying to sync the contacts across platforms? If yes, then know that you are not alone and a lot of people have faced similar faults. Complaints such as incomplete transfer of contacts, or missing of contacts are often observed and hence, we decided to answer them for the benefit of all.
Contacts are extremely important for any business and one cannot afford to mess them up or lose them. You have to be certain about the security of your source contacts while you migrate them from one platform to another. Even if a single number misplaces, the entire contact becomes completely useless.
Without any further ado, let us dive straight into the solution pool and find the one most suitable for your situation.
How to Sync Outlook contacts to Windows phone?
We shall discuss two different methods here. Let us first talk about the automatic way since it works in all scenarios and never fails to produce the results. Outlook produces PST and CSV files whereas a Windows phone supports a vCard file. This is a virtual business card that is generally supported by many smartphones and platforms. The smartest way to convert Outlook contacts to the said format is by using the SysTools vCard Export tool that promises great results.
- Allows syncing Outlook contacts to Windows phone in bulk.
- Supports corrupted, orphan, password-protected files.
- Preserves folder hierarchy and structure.
- Syncs all fields and attributes of the contacts.
- Option to selectively export the Outlook contacts.
- Compatible with all Outlook versions.
Related: Import Outlook Contacts into Gmail
Steps for Syncing Outlook Contacts to Windows Phone
- First of all, you must install the software on your system and click on Add button to load Outlook contacts.
2. You can allow the tool to fetch the contacts for you automatically. Then, this tool will scan the contacts and then add them.
3. Now, you can preview the attributes and details of the contact and choose to export them.
4. Then, select vCard format and apply settings to it. Browse a location to save these files and click on Export.
Read More: Sync Outlook Contacts With Samsung Device
Manually Sync Outlook Contacts with Windows Phone
- Download ‘Microsoft Office Outlook Hotmail Connector’ on your system.
- Set up this utility with “easy to follow” instructions on the system.
- Launch Outlook, tap on ‘Outlook Connector’, and select ‘Add a new account’.
- Input your Windows live account credentials to it.
Note: This process will be different in other Outlook versions. All you must do is work with your Windows live account and Outlook connector. - Tap on Contacts to finish the process.
Also Read: Export Emails from Mac Outlook to Windows Outlook
Conclusion
It has now become easy to sync Outlook contacts to Windows phone. You do not have to copy every contact repeatedly in your Windows phone as you can simply follow the steps mentioned in the above sections. Since the manual process is quite complex, we strongly recommend going for the automatic method that provides accurate results without messing up your source contacts.