How To Add a New Outlook Profile (Windows)

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In order to create a new Outlook profile:

Note: This is different than adding a new email account. For a guide on how to add a new email address to Outlook, click here.

1. Open the Control Panel (small icons view) and click Mail

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2. Click Show Profiles

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3. Click Add

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4. Choose a name for the profile and press OK

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5. Configure your Outlook Account (Guide on how to configure a Gmail account with Outlook here)

6. Choose “Always use this profile” and select the profile you just created from the drop-down menu (If you would like to be prompted to choose between your profiles choose “Prompt for a profile to be used”)

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7. Click OK to exit

You can now open Outlook and use your new profile