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Applies to:Outlook for Mac, Outlook 2019 for Mac

As an IT admin, you may want to provide Outlook for Mac users in your organization with a standard set of preferences in either of the following ways:

• Set a default preference, which users can change.
• Force a particular preference, which users can’t change.

The following preferences can be used to simplify account setup for Office 365 mailboxes, help protect company data, and support a streamlined user experience.

These keys are CFPreferences-compatible, which means that it can be set by using enterprise management software for Mac, such as Jamf Pro.

The following list shows the preferences that are covered in this article:

Mailbox settings

Automatically configure Office 365 mailbox on first launch

The email address used for Office activation will be added on first launch.

Specify Office 365 mailbox to be added on first launch

Set the domain or full email address of Office 365 mailbox to be added on first launch.

Allow only corporate mailboxes to be added

Specify one or more domains users are allowed to add in Outlook.

Hide text about adding non-corporate mailboxes

Hide the “Did you know? Outlook supports…” text in the Set Up Your Email success dialog box.

Import/export settings

Disable import

Prevent users from being able to import archive files (.olm and .pst) and Outlook 2011 for Mac data.

Disable export

Prevent users from being able to export archive files (.olm).

Online meetings settings

Disable Skype for Business online meetings

Prevent users from adding Skype for Business online meeting details to events.

Disable Teams online meetings

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Prevent users from adding Teams online meeting details to events.

Weather location settings

Specify default weather location

Set default location for weather in calendar view.

Disable automatic updating of weather location

Prevent users from choosing Update Location Automatically for weather location.

Other settings

Hide local folders

Prevent users from viewing local On My Computer folders in the sidebar.

Specify when pictures are downloaded for email

Set when pictures are automatically downloaded from the internet for email.

Disable signatures

Prevent users from being able to create, edit, and add client-side signatures.

Specify calendar first day of week

Set the first day of week in calendar view.

Enable new Outlook

Set the availability and default position of the New Outlook switch.

Disable 'Encrypt-Only'

Prevent users from applying the Encrypt-Only option to emails when using Microsoft 365 Message Encryption.

Disable 'Do Not Forward'

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Prevent users from applying the Do Not Forward option to emails when using Microsoft 365 Message Encryption.

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Summary

This article contains information about the compatibility of Microsoft Outlook for Mac and Apple iCloud.

Outlook for Mac does not support Apple iCloud calendar (CalDAV) and contact (CardDAV) synchronization.

Outlook for Mac does support iCloud Mail. For steps on how to configure your iCloud email account in Outlook for Mac, go to the More Information section of this article.

More information

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To configure your Apple iCloud email account in Microsoft Outlook for Mac, follow these steps:

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1. Start Outlook for Mac.

2. On the Tools menu, select Accounts.

3. Select the plus (+) sign in the lower-left corner, and then select Other E-mail.

4. Enter your E-mail Address and Password, and then select Add Account.

   Note

   The new account will appear in the left navigation pane of the Accounts dialog box. The Server Information may be automatically entered. If not, follow the remaining steps to enter this information manually.

5. Enter one of the following in the Incoming server box:

   • imap.mail.me.com (for me.com email addresses)
   • mail.mac.com (for mac.com email addresses)
   • imap.mail.me.com (for icloud.com email addresses)

6. Select Use SSL to connect (recommended) under the Incoming server box.

7. Enter one of the following in the Outgoing server box:

   • smtp.mail.me.com (for me.com email addresses)
   • smtp.mac.com (for mac.com email addresses)
   • smtp.mail.me.com (for icloud.com email addresses)

8. Select Use SSL to connect (recommended) under the Outgoing server box.

9. Select Override default port under the Outgoing server box, and then enter 587 in the Outgoing server port text box.

After you have entered the incoming and outgoing server information, Outlook for Mac will start to receive your email messages.

Note

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You can select Advanced to enter additional settings, such as leaving a copy of each message on the server.