#MICROSOFT 365 FAMILY SETUP HOW TO#

They’ve made the process fairly simple, it took me about forty-five minutes to get my custom email addresses fully working on the Internet. Microsoft’s own documentation on the setup, questions, and troubleshooting is where you should turn for the rest of the configuration. You can read the notification, use the Manage button to sign-in to your GoDaddy account, or set one up if you don’t already have it. Now click Premium, then Personalized email address. In the pane that opens click View all Outlook Settings at the bottom. Whether you already own a domain or are purchasing one, the setup starts with logging into what is commonly called OWA (Outlook Web Access) aka your account will get you there.Ĭlick on the Gear icon (settings) in the upper right hand corner. It is my understanding that part of the process is automated if you purchase the name though. I had to manipulate DNS records manually to make my domain work. The process was more complicated than it would have been if had I purchased a brand new domain name from GoDaddy through Outlook. I already had a domain name from GoDaddy and was able to use it without issue. According to the official instructions, public DNS records for the domain must be hosted with GoDaddy. If you have, or are willing to buy, a custom domain name from you can use it for email with your Microsoft 365 subscription. If you reading about this feature for the first time like I did, here’s what to know.

#MICROSOFT 365 FAMILY SETUP HOW TO#

Empower you and your family through the Microsoft 365 Family subscription and learn how to create family calendars, share notes with a family notebook on OneDrive, and connect with your family on Microsoft Teams. You can review the notification message yourself here. Microsoft 365 provides powerful tools to help organize you and your familys lives. Not one to miss out on features I am paying for, I decided to dig a little deeper. It was a warning that the ability to add custom domain name to your Priemium Microsoft account would expire on November 30th of 2023. I was changing some settings in Outlook and ran into a notification. I’m not sure that I ever knew the Home/Family version of Microsoft 365 supported custom domain names.

Microsoft 365 family setup