Office 365: Setting Up Your Mailbox in Apple Mail
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Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 and Mac OS X 10.7
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Application: Apple OS X Mail
Setting Up Apple OS X Mail for Austin Exchange Messaging Service
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Open Mail.
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If you see a Welcome screen, proceed to the next step. Otherwise, from the File menu, select Add Account.
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In the Full Name field, enter your name.
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Enter your Office 365 email address, e.g.,username@austin.utexas.edu, where username is your UT EID.
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In the Password field, enter your UT EID password.
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Click Continue.
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Mail will find a server account and set up the account accordingly.
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You may also select Address Book contacts and iCal calendars to configure those applications if desired.
Note: Setting up Address Book contacts and iCal calendars will not overwrite your existing contacts or calendars. A new contact list and calendar will be created for you.
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Click Create. At this point, Mail will synchronize with the AEMS servers. Depending on the size of your mailbox, this process may take a few minutes to complete.