Both Apple Mail and Outlook are the major email clients for Mac. Apple Mail is free and comes preinstalled on the Mac system, while MS Outlook is a commercial email client. Still, out of the two, Outlook is more preferred because of its usability, extensive set of features and security updates. Set up Exchange account access using Outlook for Mac. If you have Outlook for Mac, you can use it to access your Exchange account. See Add an email account to Outlook for instructions. Set up Exchange account access using Mac OS X 10.10 or later. If you're running Mac OS X version 10.10 or later, follow these steps to set up an Exchange email.
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This document will provide instructions on how to use the search function within Outlook for Mac.
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- Locate the quick search bar in the upper right of Outlook
- Type the word you wish to use to search by then select the category from the drop down
- Your results will appear based off what you searched for.
- Click the x in the search bar to clear your search.
Using the full search options
If you want to refine your search even more, you have the option of changing search criteria.
- To do so, click the search bar in the upper right. You will see another option called 'Search' added to your tools. From here you can:
- Select Subfolders , All Mailboxes, or All Outlook Items to specify where you want the search to look.
- Search for Attachments, Subjects, who you received the e-mail from or who you sent it to along with when it was sent or received.
Notes:
- If you don't click Close Search, the Search tab remains active. The item list continues to show the search results even if you click another tab, such as the Home tab.
- An Outlook search includes the file names of attachments but not the text inside attachments.
- To save a search as a Smart Folder, on the Search tab, click Save Search, and then enter a name for it under Smart Folders.
- Further search resources can be viewed on Microsoft's support pages.
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Summary
This article contains information about the compatibility of Microsoft Outlook for Mac and Apple iCloud.
Outlook for Mac does not support Apple iCloud calendar (CalDAV) and contact (CardDAV) synchronization.
Outlook for Mac does support iCloud Mail. For steps on how to configure your iCloud email account in Outlook for Mac, go to the More Information section of this article.
More information
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To configure your Apple iCloud email account in Microsoft Outlook for Mac, follow these steps:
- Start Outlook for Mac.
- On the Tools menu, select Accounts.
- Select the plus (+) sign in the lower-left corner, and then select Other E-mail.
- Enter your E-mail Address and Password, and then select Add Account.NoteThe new account will appear in the left navigation pane of the Accounts dialog box. The Server Information may be automatically entered. If not, follow the remaining steps to enter this information manually.Lastly, can’t image how there can be deep seated complaints for something that is free and works in a straightforward fashion!Along the way I noticed other stray files that I was able to convert, cleaned up music related folers and saved precious space on my hard drive. In conclusion, I can’t attest to whether the application works for heavy duty use, but for one-off times that it is needed to quickly do a conversion, this app has now become a part of my essential tool box!
- Enter one of the following in the Incoming server box:
imap.mail.me.com
(forme.com
email addresses)mail.mac.com
(formac.com
email addresses)imap.mail.me.com
(foricloud.com
email addresses)
- Select Use SSL to connect (recommended) under the Incoming server box.
- Enter one of the following in the Outgoing server box:
smtp.mail.me.com
(forme.com
email addresses)smtp.mac.com
(formac.com
email addresses)smtp.mail.me.com
(foricloud.com
email addresses)
- Select Use SSL to connect (recommended) under the Outgoing server box.
- Select Override default port under the Outgoing server box, and then enter 587 in the Outgoing server port text box.
After you have entered the incoming and outgoing server information, Outlook for Mac will start to receive your email messages.
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You can select Advanced to enter additional settings, such as leaving a copy of each message on the server.