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Is Outlook email free for business?
Microsoft Outlook offers a free plan, but it doesn’t come with a custom domain (only an @outlook.com one), which may not be suitable for business use. It also only accommodates one user. Microsoft 365’s business plans start at $6 a month and let you use a custom email domain (e.g., [email protected]) and add multiple users to your organization. It also comes with the Microsoft Office productivity suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
How do I create a professional email in Outlook?
To create a professional email in Outlook, you’ll first need to subscribe to a Microsoft 365 Business plan, which lets you add a custom domain to your email account to get a branded email address and not a generic “@outlook.com” one. After subscribing to a Microsoft 365 plan, create your new email address and finish setting up your account by adding a custom domain, inviting your team members, and installing the Microsoft 365 platform on your computer.
Should I use Outlook or Gmail for business email?
Use Outlook for your business email if you need a lot of email and cloud storage. Microsoft provides up to 50GB of mail storage and 1TB of cloud storage on all its Business plans. It’s also a good option for more productivity tools like a collaborative workspace or online video editor. Choose Gmail if you want an easier setup process and beginner-friendly interface or are more familiar with the Google Workspace productivity suite.
Hello!
When I want to get a business plan started it seems that the only option is that it forces the onmicrosoft domain to you. But for example if a create and a personal account I can create it with a custom email straight away.
I can see that it reccomends using the DNS-server to get using your own domain... but is there a way to bypass all that and just create a business acount with your own email ?
Dear Edmund Comber,
Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community.
I do apologize for the deleted thread, but you created a duplicate thread, and for the first thread you created our moderator provide possible answers for the query, you can refer to: How do I use my Non Microsoft email account (******@mycompany.com) as - Microsoft Community. So, since the second thread was a duplicate, our moderators deleted it to avoid confusion for other users in the community.
However, to answer your questions, when you register for Microsoft 365 business standard, you should enter your domain, then based on that domain Microsoft provide email address. Let's say you have a domain called mycompany, so Microsoft provides ******@mycompany.onmicrosoft.com email address as an initial email account. Once you completed the registration and sign in to Microsoft 365 admin center, you can add or verify your domain (mycompany.com), then you can create your email address you want to have and assign license. To do this kindly refer to the following articles.
- Set up Microsoft 365 Business Standard with a new or existing domain - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn
- Add a custom domain name - Microsoft Support
- Add users and assign licenses in Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn
I look forward to your update. Please feel free to let me know how it goes or if I got you wrong. If you still have any concerns, please let me know so I can provide more suggestions.
Thank you for your precious time. Have a nice day.Sincerely,Libeamlak | Microsoft Community Moderator
Hi Libeamlak,
Thank you so much, I was not aware that I had made a dual post and this was nor stated in the message I got about the post being deleted.
The answer I got from the original post that you directed me to was extremely helpful, and I would not have known it was there without your response, so thank you very much indeed.
The links you posted to me are absolutely spot on, so thank you once again.
Hi Peter
I'm AnnaThomas and I'd happily help you with your question. In this Forum, we are Microsoft consumers just like yourself.
Here's how to do it:
Log in to your Microsoft 365 account at https://www.office.com/signin.
Once you're signed in, click on the "Outlook" icon.
Click on the "Settings" icon in the upper-right corner (it looks like a gear).
Select "View all Outlook settings" at the bottom of the dropdown menu.
In the "Settings" page, click on "Mail" and then "Sync email."
Under the "Connected accounts" section, click on "Add a connected account."
Enter the email address and password for the account you want to add, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.
Alternatively, you can create a new email address for yourself or a family member by following these steps:
Go to https://account.microsoft.com/.
Click on "Your info" and then "Manage how you sign in to Microsoft."
Click on "Add email."
Enter the new email address you want to create, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.
I hope this helps ;-), let me know if this is contrary to what you need, I would still be helpful to answer more of your questions.
Best Regards,
AnnaThomas
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No it does not, you can add any valid mail account you have to MS Outlook, the mail component
An outlook.com mail account is free from MS https://outlook.live.com/owa/
@BAMA IT ,
It sounds like you are trying to create Microsoft accounts using your company's email addresses, but the system is rejecting them. There are a few potential reasons why this might be happening:
- Microsoft may not allow you to use a business email address to create a personal Microsoft account. In this case, you need to use a different email address (such as a personal email address) to create the Microsoft account.
- Your company may have policies that prevent you from using business email addresses to create personal accounts. In this case, you would need to check with your company's IT department or email administrator to see if there is a way to create Microsoft accounts using your company's email addresses.
- There could be a technical issue preventing you from creating the Microsoft accounts. In this case, you may want to try again later or contact Microsoft support for assistance.
If you want to use your company's email addresses to log into Microsoft services, the best way to do this would be to use Azure Active Directory (AAD) to manage the accounts. With AAD, you can create and manage user accounts for your company and use these accounts to log into Microsoft services such as Office 365, Microsoft Teams, and others. This will allow you to use your company's email addresses to log into these services while still maintaining control over the accounts and ensuring that they are only used for business purposes.
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You can create an alias, then you'll be able to use that alias for sign in anywhere you can sign in with your microsoft account.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-or-remove-an-email-alias-in-outlook-com-459b1989-356d-40fa-a689-8f285b13f1f2
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