Objective
Following these steps will add your Spartan Mail account to a local Mac Mail client.
Environment
macOS 10.14 or higher
Mac Mail
Before You Begin
Note that email clients such as MacOS (Apple) Mail (currently) that support modern authentication will work with the Spartan / Microsoft 365 service on a self-support basis.
However, if you are no longer licensed for the use of the MS Outlook client for Windows, the BEST options is to use the Outlook Web Application (OWA) through a web browser, at https://spartanmail.msu.edu .
To avoid loss of messages or other data if you choose to configure an account instead of using spartanmail.msu.edu:
- Add a new account to begin checking your Spartan Mail messages on a new mail client app.
- Disable but do not delete the old/existing account login or mail sync option. This will preserve any messages, contacts, or calendar entries that are only saved on your device.
Your macOS version MUST be 10.14 or higher for Mac Mail to work with MSU email. You can check your version by following the instructions on
Apple's support page (link).
Steps
- Open System Preferences.
- Select Internet Accounts (aka Accounts & Passwords; aka Passwords & Accounts).
- Select the plus (+) sign to display a list of typical connections.
- From the list on the right, select Exchange and follow the prompts.
- Enter your MSU email address in the form of NetID@msu.edu
- Enter your password (must be less than 365 days old).
- Open Mac Mail and disable the old configuration:
- Drop down the Mail menu and select Preferences
- In the dialog box select the Accounts icon
- Select the old MSU email configuration entry in the side bar menu
- UNcheck the Enable this account (POP3 or IMAP) selection.
- Close the dialog to save the new setting.
- You're done! You have added your Spartan Mail account to your Mac Mail client.
Additional Info
Mac Mail may work with some features and not with others