Question
How do I setup my iPhone or iPad with Office365?
Overview
Note: Instructions may vary depending on the version of the application you are using.
Update the iOS Mail application on an iPhone or iPad with these steps:
- Select Settings.
- Select Mail.
- Select Accounts.
- Select Add Account.
- Select Microsoft Exchange
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- Enter your StarID:
- If you are an employee, enter your StarID@minnstate.edu and name for this account. (Example: MNSU Email)
- If you are a student, alum, or emeritus, enter your StarID@go.minnstate.edu and name this account.
- Select Next.
- Select Sign In
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- Enter your StarID password and select Sign In
- Note: The images show @go.minnstate.edu, but if you are an employee this would be @minnstate.edu.
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- Enter your MFA code from the authenticator app, text, phone, or push to authenticate in the mobile app.
- Note: This method will depend on how you have MFA setup.
- Select Verify.
- Verify the permissions and make sure it shows Apple Inc. with the blue check mark. Then select Accept.
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- Select the items you want to sync with you phone. The default is all the items below.
- Select Save.
- Verify that the new account exists
- Select your Mail application or the Outlook App
- Select Mailboxes
- Select MinnState or MSU E-Mail to see only emails from that account
Note: It may take some time to sync completely.
Optional: The standard mail days to sync is set at one month. If you would like access to saved emails older than one month, this setting will need to be changed.
- Open Settings, Passwords and Accounts just like steps 1 and 2 above
- Access the newly created mailbox set up in the steps above
- Select Mail Days to Sync (should say 1 month)
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- Change to No Limit..
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