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Outlook Desktop App

Email on your Windows computer. Includes new and classic Outlook.

9 step-by-step guides
01

Set up Outlook and sign in

Add your Initech work email to Outlook on a Windows computer, then send a first test message.

About 10 minutes   →
02

Set up Microsoft Authenticator (MFA)

Protect your work sign-in with a second check on your phone. MFA means multi-factor authentication.

About 12 minutes   →
03

Set an out-of-office reply

Tell people when you are away and who can help while you are unavailable.

About 7 minutes   →
04

Create a mail rule

Automatically move messages from a chosen sender into a folder.

About 10 minutes   →
05

Try to recall a sent email

Request removal of an eligible sent message, then check whether the request succeeded.

About 5 minutes   →
06

Archive email and find it again

Clear completed email out of Inbox while keeping it in your mailbox.

About 4 minutes   →
07

Search email: useful tips and filters

Find messages by sender, job number, date or attachment without scrolling through the whole inbox.

About 6 minutes   →
08

Create an email signature

Add your name and approved business contact details to outgoing mail.

About 7 minutes   →
09

Add and use a shared mailbox

Open a team mailbox, such as Projects, alongside your own email.

About 10 minutes   →