How to combine new outlook.com account with my other email accounts
I have several POP3 email accounts set up in Outlook 2010, all going to the same .pst file, and all are combined in the same Inbox in Outlook--just like I want it.
But today I set up a new account with outlook.com. When I went to automatically configure it in Outlook, I see that it is set up as an IMAP account. I also see that it has its own .ost file. What's wrong is that it is separate from the others when I run Outlook, with its own Inbox, Sent, Deleted, etc. Is there a way to combine it with all the others, where I have one single Inbox? With the way it is now, I'm afraid I won't see inbound emails, because normally Outlook sits in my other Inbox all day (the one that handles all the POP3 accounts). TIA
But today I set up a new account with outlook.com. When I went to automatically configure it in Outlook, I see that it is set up as an IMAP account. I also see that it has its own .ost file. What's wrong is that it is separate from the others when I run Outlook, with its own Inbox, Sent, Deleted, etc. Is there a way to combine it with all the others, where I have one single Inbox? With the way it is now, I'm afraid I won't see inbound emails, because normally Outlook sits in my other Inbox all day (the one that handles all the POP3 accounts). TIA
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Actually, (digging back in my past before Microsoft owned Hotmail), there does appear to be a POP3 connecter. There is one on the page here - try it
https://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/accountsettings.htm
https://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/accountsettings.htm
Also refer to this Microsoft link as you may have to add Outlook.com with an Exchange Active Sync type. I am not certain and I am experimenting.
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-your-Outlook-com-account-in-Outlook-for-Windows-642c1902-bdd9-4dc3-abe7-76d60b148b23
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-your-Outlook-com-account-in-Outlook-for-Windows-642c1902-bdd9-4dc3-abe7-76d60b148b23
Use the second link. Outlook.com is an Exchange system and needs to be set up as per the second Outlook.com link above. It works. It creates a local OST file leaving Outlook.com email on the server but you can then move or copy the emails into your PST if you wish.
I have tested it and it is working.
I have tested it and it is working.
Thanks. Both ways above work fine.
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I'm under the impression that some email providers can be set up as POP3 --or-- IMAP. If that is an option for outlook.com accounts, I would need to know how to set it up that way in Outlook 2010.