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title: "Microsoft Outlook_ How to Connect and Collect"
slug: "microsoft-outlook-how-to-connect-and-collect"
tags: ["Microsoft Outlook", "Collect", "Connect"]
updated: 2024-06-26T18:25:33Z
published: 2024-06-27T17:26:27Z
canonical: "docs.revealdata.com/microsoft-outlook-how-to-connect-and-collect"
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# Microsoft Outlook_ How to Connect and Collect

#### **In this article**:

- Microsoft Outlook Overview
- Microsoft Outlook Requirements
- How to Connect and Collect Using Microsoft Outlook

## **Microsoft Outlook Overview**

| **Connector Features** |
| --- |
| **Authorized Connection Required?** No | **Is identity mapping supported?** No |
| **Audit logs available?** Yes | **Admin Access?** No |
| **Supports a full archive?** No | **Custodian based collections?** No |
| **Preserve in place with ILH?** No | **Resumable sync supported?** No |
| **Supports Onna preservation?** No | **Syncs future users automatically?** No |
| **Sync modes supported:** - One-time sync - Auto-sync - Auto-sync and archive | **Is file versioning supported?** No |
|  |
| **Types of Data Collected** | **Metadata Collected** |
| - Email messages - Attachments (embedded in emails) - Labels | - Date received - Date sent - Email Bcc - Email Cc - Email from - Email ID - Email subject - Email to - Important - Starred |

## **Microsoft Outlook Requirements**

- In order to collect from a user, you will need their individual login credentials.

## **How to Connect and Collect Using Microsoft Outlook**

To create a new Microsoft Outlook collection follow the steps below:

### **Step 1**

Click on ‘Workspaces’ in the main menu (a), then click on the workspace where you’d like to add a new sync (b).

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### **Step 2**

Click on the ‘+’ icon in the upper right corner to add a new source.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/microsoft-outlook_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-vjj9c5m1.png)

### **Step 3**

Select the Microsoft Outlook connector from your list of available connectors.

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### **Step 4**

You’ll now start to configure your sync by adding a source name in the ‘Name’ field (a). You then have the option of connecting and synchronizing a Microsoft shared mailbox. To do so, put a check in the box next to ‘Add shared mailbox’ (b). Then, click ‘Configure’ (c).

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### **Step 5**

Enter your Microsoft username (a) and click the blue ‘Next’ button (b)

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### **Step 6**

Enter the password for your Microsoft account (a) and then click the blue ‘Sign in’ button (b).

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/microsoft-outlook_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-px7ffkho.png)

### **Step 7**

You’ll then select the mailboxes you want to include in your sync (a). Then, select your synchronization mode (b) and set your sync start and/or end date (c). Finally, click the blue ‘Done’ button (d).

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### **Step 8**

You’ll now see your new source appear alphabetically in the list of ‘Connected sources’ in your workspace.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/microsoft-outlook_-how-to-connect-and-collect-image-sa47wy76.png)

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## Related

- [Getting Started with Sources](/getting-started-with-sources.md)
- [Onna Sync Modes](/onna-sync-modes.md)