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How To Create A New Outlook Profile
Last Updated 6 years ago
Sometimes your profile may become corrupt or perhaps your name has changed. Outlook doesn't update your settings automatically so you must create a new mail profile on your PC to have any changes take effect.
- Make sure you have logged off and back into windows.
- Close Outlook and all outlook windows.
- In Microsoft Windows, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
- Select Mail (32-bit)
- Click Show Profiles…
- Click Add
- Type a name for the profile, and then click OK
- Add an e-mail account to use in your profile by following the directions on your screen. (Just click Next then Finish)
- Select the new profile name under “Always use this profile”
- Press OK
- Launch Outlook