Create an app password for Office 365
An app password is a code that gives an app or device permission to access your Office 365 account.
- Sign in to Office 365 (www.office.com) and go to the My Account page. (top right corner and click your initials)
- Choose Security & Privacy > Additional security verification. You'll only see this option if your admin has set up multi-factor authentication for your organization. If you don't see this option, contact your Office 365 admin and tell them to turn on multi-factor authentication.
1. Choose App Passwords.
2. Choose create to get an app password.
3. If prompted, type a name (Outlook) for your app password, and click Next.
4.
Choose copy password to clipboard. You won't need to memorize this password.
- Go to the app (Outlook) that you want to connect to your Office 365 account. When prompted to enter a password, paste the app password in the box, choose Remember password.