How to Add an Account to Microsoft365 (MS365) on Mac

You can add cloud-based email accounts to Outlook by following the steps below.

1. Open your Outlook Client

Outlook for Mac Icon

2. Click Outlook, then click Preferences...

Click on Outlook in the top ribbon then click on Preferences

3. Click on Accounts.

Click on Accounts

4. Click on the “+” then click on New Account…

Click on the Plus Sign then click on New Account...

5. Enter your CUNYfirst email (firstname.lastnameXX@login.cuny.edu, where XX are the last two digits of your EMPLID) in the Email field, then click Continue.

Enter your CUNYfirst email which is first name . last name X X at login . cuny. edu where X X are the last two digits of your EMPLID then click Continue

6. If you are not automatically directed to the email field, select the Office365 option in the pop up.

If the email field does not pop up automatically, click on the Office365 option here

7. You will see a connecting screen pop up.

A connection pop up screen will appear

8. Enter your CUNYfirst email (firstname.lastnameXX@login.cuny.edu, where XX are the last two digits of your EMPLID) in the Username field. Enter your CUNYfirst password in the password field, then click Login.

Enter your CUNY first email first name . last name X X at login . cuny . edu where X X are the last two digits of your EMPLID in the Username field. Enter your CUNY first password in the password field, then click Login

9. A confirmation pop up will appear, click Done.

You will see a confirmation screen, then click Done