Adding and Removing Outlook Profiles on a PC

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Last updated: Nov 14, 2024 by Joey Savignano
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Step-by-step

This functionality is not available in New Outlook at this time. You can sign in/out of the New Outlook client by clicking the gear/cog icon in the upper right corner, clicking Accounts, clicking Manage to the right of your account, and then Remove.

For Office 2019 and later (Includes Microsoft 365)

  1. In Outlook click ‘File’

     

  2. Click ‘Account Settings’

     

  3. Click ‘Manage Profiles’

     

  4. Under ‘Profiles' click 'Show Profiles’

     

  5. Click ‘Add’

     

  6. Give the new profile a name.

     

  7. Enter your name, your SU email, your password, and click ‘Next’

     

  8. It will log you in and you can click ‘Finish’

     

  9. Select the new profile in the drop down menu so that it will open it by default and click ‘OK’

     

  10. Close outlook and reopen it so that it opens the new profile.

Your email and calendar will take time to sync on the new profile. If things look odd, wait for the sync to finish before contacting ITS for help.

 

For Office 2016 and earlier.

  1. Close your Outlook application. 

  2. Click the Start button and navigate to the Control Panel.

     

  3. Open Mail and select Show Profiles.

     

  4. Click ‘Add’

     

  5. Give the new profile a name.

     

  6. Enter your name, your SU email, your password, and click ‘Next’

     

  7. It will log you in and you can click ‘Finish’

     

  8. Select the new profile in the drop down menu so that it will open it by default

     

  9. (Optional) Highlight your Outlook profile and select Remove.

     

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