How to Create a New Outlook Profile
June 25, 2015 / / Comments Off on How to Create a New Outlook Profile
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Microsoft’s definition of an Outlook profile is “accounts, data files, and settings that specify where your email messages are saved.”
You may need to create a new Outlook 2013 or 2016 profile to troubleshoot issues with your mailbox; creating a new profile can save you from uninstalling and reinstalling. You also might create a new profile when you’re upgrading to Outlook 2013/2016 from an older version.
Follow the steps in the video above to create a new profile, or:
- Exit Outlook.
- Go to your computer’s Control Panel and select Mail.
- Click Show Profiles…
- Click Add.
- Type a new name for the profile (whatever you wish) and click OK.
- Add your account details in the Add Accounts windows.
- Select Prompt for a profile to be used in the Mail window if you’d like to switch to your new profile when you restart Outlook.