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| - | ====== Exporting mail for Backup ====== | ||
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| - | **NOTE : You cannot back up mail messages using the Outlook Web Application (OWA). You will need to be using the standalone version of Outlook.** | ||
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| - | ===== Exporting to Gmail ===== | ||
| - | ==== Enabling IMAP Access from Gmail ==== | ||
| - | - From your mailbox, select the gear at the top-right. | ||
| - | - Within the gear menu, select **Settings**. {{ : | ||
| - | - This will load the settings page. Select **Forwarding and POP/IMAP** from the tabs at the top of the menu. | ||
| - | - Within the **Forwarding and POP/IMAP** menu, navigate to the **IMAP Access** sub-menu and select **Enable IMAP**. | ||
| - | - Select **Save Changes**. | ||
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| - | ====== UNDER CONSTRUCTION ====== | ||
| - | ===Adding Gmail Account to Outlook=== | ||
| - | - Navigate to the computer' | ||
| - | - Select **Mail** from the **Control Panel**. | ||
| - | - Select **E-mail Accounts** from the Mail Setup window. {{ : | ||
| - | - Select **New...** from the Account Settings window. {{ : | ||
| - | - Enter your Gmail account information into the fields in the Add Account wizard and select **Next**. {{ : | ||
| - | - Outlook will now attempt to connect and test the new account, and will notify you once it is done. Click **Finish** when it is finished.{{ : | ||
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| - | ==== Migrating Messages to Gmail ==== | ||
| - | - Once Gmail is connected to Outlook, start **Outlook**. | ||
| - | - In the mailboxes on the left side of Outlook' | ||
| - | - You can now begin copying messages over to your Gmail inbox. Start by right-clicking on the folder you wish to copy to Gmail, and selecting **Copy Folder**. | ||
| - | - This will bring up a prompt that asks you to specify the destination you wish to have the folder copied. Either select your Gmail mailbox itself, or a folder within your Gmail mailbox and click **OK**. | ||
| - | - The files will begin synchronizing, | ||
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| - | ===== Exporting to Outlook.com (Hotmail) ===== | ||
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| - | ==== Adding Outlook.com Account to Outlook ==== | ||
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| - | - Navigate to the computer' | ||
| - | - Select **Mail** from the **Control Panel**. | ||
| - | - Select **E-mail Accounts** from the Mail Setup window. | ||
| - | - Select **New...** from the Account Settings window. | ||
| - | - Enter your Outlook.com (Hotmail) account information into the fields in the Add Account wizard and select **Next**. | ||
| - | - Outlook will now attempt to connect and test the new account, and will notify you once it is done. Click **Finish** when it is finished. | ||
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| - | ==== Migrating Messages to Outlook.com (Hotmail) ==== | ||
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| - | - Once Outlook.com (Hotmail) is connected to Outlook, start **Outlook**. | ||
| - | - In the mailboxes on the left side of Outlook' | ||
| - | - You can now begin copying messages over to your Outlook.com (Hotmail) inbox. Start by right-clicking on the folder you wish to copy to Outlook.com (Hotmail), and selecting **Copy Folder**. | ||
| - | - This will bring up a prompt that asks you to specify the destination you wish to have the folder copied. Either select your Outlook.com (Hotmail) mailbox itself, or a folder within your Outlook.com (Hotmail) mailbox and click **OK**. | ||
| - | - The files will begin synchronizing, | ||
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| - | ===== Exporting to a PST File ===== | ||
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| - | Follow these steps to export a specific folder as a PST file: | ||
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| - | - Click the File tab. | ||
| - | - In the Outlook Options window, click Advanced. | ||
| - | - Click Export. [[File:Pst backup 1.png]] | ||
| - | - In the Import and Export Wizard, click Export to a file, and then click Next. [[File:Pst backup 2.png]] | ||
| - | - Click Outlook Data File (.pst), and then click Next. [[File:Pst backup 3.png]] | ||
| - | - Select the folder to export, and then click Next. Note: If you wish to export all of your folders, select your e-mail address at the top of the menu. Make sure **Include subfolders** is checked. [[File:Pst backup 4.png]] | ||
| - | - Click Browse, and then select the location where you want the new .pst file to be saved. | ||
| - | - In the File Name box, type the name that you want to use for the new .pst file, and then click OK. | ||
| - | - Click Finish. | ||