what to know
- Open Outlook.com and choose Create a free account . Follow the instructions to choose your email address and password.
- You can create a Hotmail.com account or Outlook.com. The registration process is the same for both.
- To use your new Outlook.com email address, log in online or add your account to a desktop or mobile email client.
This article describes how to create a Microsoft Outlook e-mail address. Whether you need an Outlook.com or Hotmail.com address, these instructions are the same.
Creating an account with Microsoft's free email service is easy. Just answer a few questions and you'll be sending and receiving messages in minutes. Here's how its website works:
Open Microsoft Outlook Online and choose Create a free account .
Enter your desired username. This is the part before the @ sign.
Select the drop-down menu and select Outlook.com or hotmail.com and press Next .
Enter your password and select Next .
Create a strong password that is easy for you to remember and difficult for others to guess. If you make it really complex, you're better off storing it in a password manager.
Enter your first and last name in the fields provided and select Next .
Select your country , enter your date of birth , and select Next .
Solve the captcha or puzzle and select Next or Submit .
You'll be asked if you want to stay logged in. If necessary, press Yes .
You can now open a new Outlook.com account on the web or set it up in any other email client.
Outlook.com email accounts offer all the features you expect from an email client. It also includes:
- Option to pin important messages to the top of your inbox.
- An inbox dedicated to your most important emails .
- Archive and delete messages with a swipe gesture .
- Ability to postpone messages to be reminded later.
- Text formatting features personalize your outgoing emails.
Outlook can also add travel itineraries and flight plans from email to your calendar. It attaches files from OneDrive and you can even edit Microsoft 365 files directly in your inbox.
Microsoft Outlook email accounts can be used in any modern email client. When you log in from a Web browser, the Web client of Outlook.live.com is used by default. But there are other ways to access your mail.
To access Outlook.com mail from your desktop, install your email client and log in using the same credentials you used to register. Microsoft Outlook is the name of Microsoft's desktop application, but there are many free email clients available as well.
If you're on the go, get the Outlook app for Android or iOS. Both are free and easy to use.
FAQTo recall a message in Outlook, go to the Sent Items folder and open the message. Press Undo Message > OK . You cannot recall Outlook emails in all situations.
To schedule an email in Outlook, compose the email and then go to Options > Three-dot menu > Delay Send to fill in the date and time. If you're using Outlook.com, press the arrow next to the Send button to find the Schedule Send option.
To create a signature in Outlook, go to File > Options > Mail > Signatures . To create a signature on Outlook.com, go to Settings > Mail > Compose & Reply . Compose and format your signature in the large text box, choose to add your signature automatically, and then select Save .
