How to Create a New Outlook Profile

If you face problems with your Outlook, one of the first troublshooting steps you should try before doing uninstallation and reinstallation of Outlook is creating a New Profile. A new profile is also recommended when you are upgrading to the latest version of Outlook.

You can follow the steps below to create a new profile:

• Ensure that Outlook is closed
• Open Control Panel.
• Open the Mail Setup dialog box: If you use the Category view, look for the Mail Setup dialog box in the User Accounts category.
• In the Mail Setup dialog box, click Show Profiles.
• On the General tab, under When starting Microsoft Office Outlook, use this profile: click Prompt for a profile to be used, and then click Add.

• In the Profile Name box, type the name that you want to use for the new email profile, and then click OK.
• In the E-mail Accounts dialog box, click Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next.
• Click the appropriate server type for your new email account, and then click Next.
• Type your account information in the required boxes, and then click Next.
• Click Finish, and then click OK.

To add your existing personal data store to the new Profile:

• After you click Finish in the profile wizard, select the new profile from the Mail dialog and choose Properties > click Email Accounts > click view or change email accounts.
• Select New Outlook data file and find your existing PST, add it to the profile and set it as the default.
• Click OK until you are back to the Email Accounts dialog and select the PST you just added in the “Deliver new e-mail to the following location” menu.
• When you return to the Mail Setup dialog, choose Data Files and remove the extra personal folders from your profile.

If you open Outlook, you will now get a prompt to select the profile you would like to use.

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