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Switch to another Outlook e-mail profile

Note If you are using Control Panel classic view, double-click Mail Mail icon .

Note The Mail module won't appear unless you have Outlook installed and have run Outlook for the first time.

To specify a profile (Outlook e-mail profile: A profile is what Outlook uses to remember the e-mail accounts and the settings that tell Outlook where your e-mail is stored.) to be used every time you start Microsoft Outlook, click Always use this profile, and then, in the list, click the profile you want.
To be prompted to select the Outlook profile to use each time you start Outlook, click Prompt for a profile to be used.

Important You cannot change to another profile while Outlook is running. You have to restart Outlook to switch profiles.

Applies to:

Outlook 2003

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