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Title:
Exchange: Configuration settings for Mac OS X Outlook 2011 email
Synopsis:
The instructions below are for configuring an Exchange e-mail and calendaring account in Outlook 2011 on Mac OS X computers.
In Exchange mode
Show local folders On My Computer
Local folders are hidden by default. Follow these steps to display them.
Ungroup similar folders after importing
Local folders can be displayed separately from server folders, if preferred.
The instructions below are for configuring an Exchange e-mail and calendaring account in Outlook 2011 on Mac OS X computers.
Solution:
Outlook 2011 is the e-mail and calendaring program included with Microsoft
Office 2011 for Mac OS X computers.
In Exchange mode
- Start Outlook
- From the Outlook menu select Preferences
- Select Accounts
- Click the plus (+) button at lower left and select Exchange from the drop-down menu
-
Enter the following information:
- Email address: netid@exchange.princeton.edu
- Method: User Name and Password
- User name: princeton\netid
- Password: your Princeton password
- Enable Configure automatically

- Click Add Account
- Close the Accounts preferences window
- From the Tools menu select Junk E-mail Protection
- Set the level of junk e-mail protection to None
- Import data from a previous identity. See Importing data from a previous identity section below.
Importing data from a previous Entourage
identity
To import local e-mail, calendar, contacts, etc. from a previous Entourage
identity, do the following:
- Start Outlook
- From the File menu select Import
- Select Entourage information from an archive or earlier version
- Select Entourage 2008 (including Web Services Edition)
- Uncheck Accounts. Leave all other items selected.
- Select the identity to be imported
- Click Finish when the import process is complete
Show local folders On My Computer
Local folders are hidden by default. Follow these steps to display them.
- From the Outlook menu select Preferences
- Select the General icon
- Uncheck "Hide On My Computer folders"
Ungroup similar folders after importing
Local folders can be displayed separately from server folders, if preferred.
- From the Outlook menu select Preferences
- Select the General icon
-
Uncheck "Group similar folders..."
Last Updated:
October 15, 2012
Solution ID:
1035

