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Due to security protocols in Office 365, Outlook and the Microsoft Outlook mobile apps are the only supported applications guaranteed to work on your devices.</div><div class="doc-body"><h2>Sign in to Outlook in a Web Browser</h2> <ol> <li>Go to the <a href="https://outlook.office.com/" title="Microsoft Outlook login page" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Microsoft Office 365 login page</span></a></li> <li>Enter your NDSU email username (typically FirstName.LastName@<strong>ndus.edu</strong>)</li> <li>Enter the password associated with your N.D. University System ID</li> <li>Click <strong>Log In</strong></li> <li>You will then be asked to approve a Multi-Factor Authentication prompt</li> <li>An Outlook Web App page should now load, if prompted to choose your language and Time Zone, do so and click <strong>OK </strong>to finish</li> <li>You should now see your Inbox</li> </ol> <h2>Outlook Desktop Client</h2> <div> <ol> <li>Open the Outlook application on your desktop</li> <li>If you are using the Windows version of Outlook, enter a <strong>Profile Name</strong> and click <strong>OK</strong></li> <li>Enter your NDSU email username (typically Firstname.Lastname@nd<strong>us</strong>.edu)</li> <li>Click<strong> Connect</strong></li> <li>Enter your N.D. University System ID password</li> <li>Click <strong>Sign in</strong></li> <li>You will then be asked to approve a Multi-Factor Authentication prompt</li> <li>Click <strong>OK </strong>once the setup is complete</li> <li>Outlook should then automatically open</li> </ol> <h2>Microsoft Outlook Mobile App</h2> </div> <div> <ol> <li>Download and install the <strong>Microsoft Outlook</strong> app from your device's App Store</li> <li>Open the Microsoft Outlook App once it is finished installing</li> <li>Click <strong>Get Started</strong></li> <li>Enter your NDSU email username (typically Firstname.Lastname@nd<strong>us</strong>.edu)</li> <li>Click <strong>Continue</strong></li> <li>Enter your N.D. University System ID password</li> <li>Click <strong>Log In</strong></li> <li>You will then be asked to approve a Multi-Factor Authentication prompt</li> <li>Click <strong>Skip</strong> when prompted to add another account</li> <li>Click through the tutorial screens or click <strong>Skip</strong> to be taken into your account</li> </ol> <h2>Tips</h2> </div> <h3>Using OWA (Online Web Access) as an app on Android</h3> <div>If you want to use OWA instead of the Microsoft Outlook mobile app on an Android device, you can make it faster to access by creating an "app" on your home screen. Follow the instructions below to add it to your home screen:</div> <div> <ol> <li>Open the chrome browser on your phone</li> <li>Go to the <a href="https://outlook.office.com/" title="Microsoft Office 365 Login page" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Microsoft Office 365 Login page</a><span></span></li> <li>Login with your N.D. University System credentials <ol> <li>Approve the DUO prompt </li> </ol> </li> <li>Click on the <strong>Outlook</strong> icon in the upper left of the portal page to open your email</li> <li>Click on the three vertical dots in the upper right</li> <li>Click <strong>Add to Home screen</strong></li> </ol> <h3>What if I run Linux when there is no Outlook app?</h3> </div> <div>The Linux Evolution Mail client is able to connect to Office 365. 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