Web based Outlook?
 

For one company I need the ability to access Outlook to retrieve/send messages to/from them. They have me in their system, so when I am at work I can read/send from terminal in my office. It's at home in the evenings or days off, etc, that I can't see them - and really don't want to have to schlep to work to get them.

Way back when, when I had (well then) a new version of Office I didn't have Outlook installed because I never used it (long story; no need to rehash), so when checking my laptop it doesn't show Outlook although it shows Word, etc. Someone mentioned something about a web-based version of Outlook that I might be able to access the emails that way, vs. actually having Outlook on my laptop.

So is there a way to access it via web browser? What do I need to do? Links?

Any help appreciated (the regulars know I'm not techy, so sorry for simple question).

Cheers.

You should be able to access e-mail via Office365.com

Click on Sign-In, then use the e-mail address that the company provided you.

A terminal? :p

Yes, Outlook can be accessible via a browser. Ask you system admin if it is enabled/how to access. It's often outlook.com, but my old company requires going through their front end for access, two-factor-authentication, etc.

Sign in to Office 365 at office.com. You can access Outlook on the web, or you might be able to download Office and use the full suite.

Getting Outlook on the web is not going to help you. You really need your web Outlook to hook into that company's Exchange Server. They may not even allow you to have access to it using personal equipment. If they give you their Exchange Server info, you could even use your phone to access the emails.

Wyse, or Wang. Maybe even DEC.

I don't get this...

You can access any corporate Outlook email system via Outlook Web Access (OWA) as long as it's been configured and you've been given access. This is completely separate from your personal Outlook or personal Web Outlook.

I think OP thinks if he has access to OWA, he should be able to read his emails from home. I am pointing out that he will need access to his work's exchange server to do that and most companies don't let you do that from a personal owned device...

That's not true in my experience. Most companies allow you to access the Web page version of Outlook. There's no need for the user to know anything about the exchange server - just the URL with a username and password (and maybe some sort of 2FA).

Must be nice!

Sharon,

Have a look at this web page for the simple way in:
https://support.office.com/en-gb/art...0-37fc286bcb79

If you can sign in with the details the company gave you then all will be well. Let me know the result. If you are in, all good. If not we move to the next step.

There are a couple of ways to access it depending on how your company has it configured. If the full Outlook client isn't required (and in most cases, it isn't), then OWA works. Another possibility is that the company uses Citrix to control the number of licenses in use.

Thanks all. I'll be at work tomorrow & will check into the above. I know my manager is able to access his work email from home on his laptop (and on his phone & on his watch, well not sure about the last one LOL). And yeah, my bad - it's not a terminal on my desk at work :D

Cheers.

If your manager gets his work emails on his phone and the setup is relatively up to date, then he's likely using Office 365... regardless, unless he's using an ancient setup, you should be able to use either the client or OWA.

Sounds like your manager is using the stock IOS email app to access his work email. My employer provided a Word document for accessing email from a web browser and my personal phone.

I think we shouldn't jump to conclusions without knowing all the details about the OP's mail server configuration. If his company uses MS Cloud for managing emails, then most likely he will be able to access it by going to outlook.com and entering his work email and password. If his company uses internal exchange server, then outlook.com won't do. Most companies do have OWA but without knowing the address, it's impossible to guess how to access it. And then, of course, there is most often VPN that you need to go through even to access web-based email.

A lot of the comments above assume that the company is using exchange (whether local or through O365) which might not even be the case, they could be using any number of providers for that.
To the OP - instead of asking here on FT, wouldn't it be easier to just ask the local IT team to help you with that?

Yes, Outlook Web Access is frequently accessible without a VPN. Also where I work I can access the Exchange Server through mail apps on phones, iPads and PCs by setting up a separate mail account on the device for that serve. For instance, on my phone I have accounts for the work Exchange Server, personal Gmail account and old personal Yahoo account. All of this has to be allowed by the system administrator although it sounds like it is since others seem to have access. As you said, talk to someone at the help desk of the company or system admin to find out and possible get needed certificates and other security things if they are needed.

outlook.office.com worked. Thanks all.

Cheers.

Another option is portal.office.com for all O365 apps in your license.