I'm thinking about giving Outlook 2016 a try but I know we are not using the latest version of Exchange.
- Which versions of Exchange does Outlook 2016 support?
- How can I check which version I'm currently using?
- How do I configure an Exchange account in Outlook 2016?
As a general rule of thumb, any version of Outlook supports 5 different Exchange versions;
- 2 previous versions of Exchange
- its corresponding Exchange version
- 2 future versions of Exchange
So Outlook 2016 supports;
- Exchange 2010
- Exchange 2013
- Exchange 2016
- Exchange 2019 (vNext 1)
- Exchange vNext 2
Note: To determine your current version of Exchange from within Outlook see: Which Exchange version am I using?
Jul 09, 2015 Today we are taking a big step forward for Mac® users— Office 2016 for Mac is now available in 139 countries and 16 languages. Based on feedback from the great Mac Office community, we've made major updates to each of the apps, and we couldn't be more pleased to deliver it first to our Office 365 customers. After moving mailboxes from Exchange 2013 to 2016, Outlook for Mac 2016 cannot connect to Exchange anymore. In the lower right corner, status changes between 'connecting' and 'not connected' every second. When trying to configure a new mail account, the status indicator stays yellow. The new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote provide the best of both worlds for Mac users - the familiar Office experience paired with the best of Mac. If you already use Office on a PC or iPad, you will find yourself right at home in Office 2016 for Mac. It works the way you expect, with the familiar ribbon interface and powerful task panes. You're using Exchange 2016 with a.local domain? That's bad news. Seriously, your organization needed - badly - to get AWAY from that prior to migrating to Exc 2016, Quite seriously, it's 2017. Time to stop messing about with invalid and fake 'TLDs' - use a subdomain if necessary, but not.local.
Configuring an Exchange account in Outlook 2016
The option to manually configure an Exchange account has been removed in Outlook 2016. This was a legacy configuration screen that was only needed for Exchange 2003 and previous and didn't really serve a purpose anymore for later versions of Exchange.
Instead of using the manual configuration use the Auto Account Setup wizard.
Depending on your Update Channel of Office, you either only have to fill out your email address or need to provide your name, email address and password and your Exchange account will be automatically configured by the settings that are being pushed from the Autodiscover service of Exchange.
Don't make it any harder for yourself than needed; The new Add Account dialog only requires your to fill out the email address of the account you want to add.
Office 2016 For Mac Exchange Compatibility Chart
Even in the old Auto Account Setup dialog, you are only really required to fill out your email address to add an Exchange account.
Auto Account Setup fails
Office 2016 For Mac Exchange Compatibility Chart
Apowersoft free full version. When Auto Account Setup fails, contact your Exchange administrator as it would indicate a configuration issue with the Autodiscover service in the Exchange environment.
Proper configuration of the Autodiscover and Outlook Anywhere service can be tested via the Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer.
For more information about configuring the Autodiscover and Outlook Anywhere service see: Autodiscover: Some quick methods to get it working.
I'm thinking about giving Outlook 2016 a try but I know we are not using the latest version of Exchange.
- Which versions of Exchange does Outlook 2016 support?
- How can I check which version I'm currently using?
- How do I configure an Exchange account in Outlook 2016?
As a general rule of thumb, any version of Outlook supports 5 different Exchange versions;
- 2 previous versions of Exchange
- its corresponding Exchange version
- 2 future versions of Exchange
So Outlook 2016 supports;
- Exchange 2010
- Exchange 2013
- Exchange 2016
- Exchange 2019 (vNext 1)
- Exchange vNext 2
Note: To determine your current version of Exchange from within Outlook see: Which Exchange version am I using?
Jul 09, 2015 Today we are taking a big step forward for Mac® users— Office 2016 for Mac is now available in 139 countries and 16 languages. Based on feedback from the great Mac Office community, we've made major updates to each of the apps, and we couldn't be more pleased to deliver it first to our Office 365 customers. After moving mailboxes from Exchange 2013 to 2016, Outlook for Mac 2016 cannot connect to Exchange anymore. In the lower right corner, status changes between 'connecting' and 'not connected' every second. When trying to configure a new mail account, the status indicator stays yellow. The new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote provide the best of both worlds for Mac users - the familiar Office experience paired with the best of Mac. If you already use Office on a PC or iPad, you will find yourself right at home in Office 2016 for Mac. It works the way you expect, with the familiar ribbon interface and powerful task panes. You're using Exchange 2016 with a.local domain? That's bad news. Seriously, your organization needed - badly - to get AWAY from that prior to migrating to Exc 2016, Quite seriously, it's 2017. Time to stop messing about with invalid and fake 'TLDs' - use a subdomain if necessary, but not.local.
Configuring an Exchange account in Outlook 2016
The option to manually configure an Exchange account has been removed in Outlook 2016. This was a legacy configuration screen that was only needed for Exchange 2003 and previous and didn't really serve a purpose anymore for later versions of Exchange.
Instead of using the manual configuration use the Auto Account Setup wizard.
Depending on your Update Channel of Office, you either only have to fill out your email address or need to provide your name, email address and password and your Exchange account will be automatically configured by the settings that are being pushed from the Autodiscover service of Exchange.
Don't make it any harder for yourself than needed; The new Add Account dialog only requires your to fill out the email address of the account you want to add.
Office 2016 For Mac Exchange Compatibility Chart
Even in the old Auto Account Setup dialog, you are only really required to fill out your email address to add an Exchange account.
Auto Account Setup fails
Office 2016 For Mac Exchange Compatibility Chart
Apowersoft free full version. When Auto Account Setup fails, contact your Exchange administrator as it would indicate a configuration issue with the Autodiscover service in the Exchange environment.
Proper configuration of the Autodiscover and Outlook Anywhere service can be tested via the Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer.
For more information about configuring the Autodiscover and Outlook Anywhere service see: Autodiscover: Some quick methods to get it working.
Exchange versions and Outlook support
Exchange support works in the same way, so Exchange 2016 will no longer support Outlook 2007.
The only exception to this was when you were connecting to an Office 365 Exchange 2016 server.
Office 2016 For Mac Exchange Compatibility Today
However, as of October 31, 2017, Office 365 dropped support for Outlook 2007 as well. This wasn't a total surprise considering that support for Outlook 2007 itself stopped on October 10, 2017 already.
