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To set up an Exchange account on PC (Outlook), first close the Outlook email service. If you don’t have Outlook on your computer, you will have to download and install the program. The following steps apply to a Windows PC:
You can more specifically configure your Exchange account to get the most out of the options it can offer you. You thus have the possibility of giving your account a name to identify it more easily. Restricting the size of your offline Outlook data files (.ost) can prove good practice. Go to the “Advanced” tab and then click on “Outlook Data File Settings” and on “Compress”. If your work means you tend to be mobile, the Outlook Anywhere solution will allow you to connect Outlook to the Exchange server from any Internet access point. If you have carried out steps 8 to 10 of the setup explained in the paragraph above, this option will already be available.
On Android, you can set up your Exchange account from the Gmail application. First install the Gmail application, available from the Google Play Store. We acknowledge that you may not have any configured account here. Press on “Add an email address”, then select “Exchange and Office 365”. Enter the desired email address and click on “Next”. Enter your email account’s password. Then press on “next” to continue. Finally, you need to enter the server settings by entering:
On iOs (Apple smartphones) the process is basically the same.
If you don’t have the capabilities to host the server required to host your Exchange accounts yourself, or if your would prefer to entrust this task to a professional, there are numerous providers capable of hosting your Exchange accounts with a high level of reliability and security. You must, in any case, make sure that the professional in question offers the guarantees and options you require. Among the most important services we could list: