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How to set up an Outlook email account on your iPhone in the Mail app

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It's easy to set up Outlook on your iPhone to access work emails from anywhere. Maridav/Shutterstock
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Your iPhone's standard Mail app is the quickest and easiest way to receive and send emails from your phone. 

Fortunately, it's easy to add most email addresses to your Mail app, including Outlook, which is one of the most popular softwares for business email accounts. 

Here's how to do it.

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How to set up Outlook on your iPhone in the Mail app

1. Tap on Settings.

2. Scroll down to and tap on "Password & Accounts" (it should be about halfway down the page).

3. Tap on "Add Account." 

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Select Add Account.  Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

4. This will take you to a screen with several of the most popular email applications listed. Tap on outlook.com.

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Click on Outlook.  Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

5. A new screen will ask you to type in your Outlook email and password.

6. It will then ask if you want to give the app access to your account. Click "yes" to activate email functionality. This will allow for a seamless integration of calendars and contacts with your Mail app, and also allow you to send and receive emails using your Mail app.

7. You can choose what you wish to share — including email, contacts, calendars, reminders, and notes. You can adjust these settings later on, too. 

8. Tap on "Save" in the right corner of the box to confirm your settings.

9. Outlook should now show up in "Passwords and Accounts."

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Outlook now appears in your accounts.  Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

10. Now go back to your home screen and tap on your Mail app. You should see Outlook listed in your mailboxes.

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Ryan Ariano grew up in Baltimore when the Macintosh was cutting edge, lived in Los Angeles as Blackberries gave way to iPhones, and now lives in Jackson Hole where his life is held together by Bluetooth. He writes on a wide range of topics but especially loves nerding out across the tech spectrum. Learn more about how our team of experts tests and reviews products at Insider here.