Configuring Entourage 2008 for Office365 Exchange

Mac users are a different breed - they often just want to get things done and not spend a lot of time learning a new program.  Sometimes this means spending a lot of time making our old stuff work with our new stuff.  My friend Brent recently tackled the issue of using Entourage 2008 and Office365 Exchange with some success (though there seems to be a limitation which causes Entourage to only sync the past 6-8 weeks of email and not display the balance).


First Brent had to install several updates for his Office 2008:

• Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Pack 2 (12.2.0) - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17575

• Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.3.6 Update - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36897

• Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac, Web Services Edition - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36923

Next he configured his Mac and Entourage using information from the following web sites to:

• Set up email in Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps-help/set-up-email-in-entourage-2008-web-services-edition-HA102823164.aspx

•  Set up your Mac for Office 365 - http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-enterprises/hh180727.aspx

•  Set Up Entourage 2008, Web Services Edition for Your Account - http://help.outlook.com/en-us/140/ee461397.aspx

Thanks for sharing this solution, Brent!