Outlook for Mac is the MS Outlook equivalent for the Mac environment. It works like MS Outlook, though it saves its data in OLM format which is completely different form the PST format used by MS Outlook.
For Outlook for Mac users, it is easy to import a PST file into their application. But it is difficult for them to export their Outlook for Mac emails to PST format so that they can be accessed in MS Outlook in Windows environment. We will discuss how Outlook for Mac users can import PST file and export OLM files to PST format. Instant Solution If you want to repair damage OLM file and convert OLM to PST file, please try How to import a PST file to Outlook for Mac?
For transferring messages and other items from a Windows Outlook to Mac Outlook, users can use the import feature of Outlook for Mac. The steps of this process are discussed below (which apply to Outlook for Mac 2011):. Transfer the PST file to your Macintosh system. On the Outlook for Mac File menu, select Import.
Select Outlook Data File, and then click the right arrow. Select Outlook for Windows Data File, and then click the right arrow. Import Windows Outlook file to Mac Outlook.
Locate the data file on your computer, and then select Import. Once the import process is complete, select Done.
The imported items will appear in the navigation pane listed under On My Computer. How to export OLM files to PST? At times when a user needs to access the Mac Outlook data in Windows Outlook, then the OLM files require to be converted to PST format. There is a, but the process may be a bit lengthy. The method is given below:. Begin by creating an IMAP Account. Setup the IMAP account in Outlook for Mac as well as Outlook.
In the Outlook for Mac log collected for Outlook for Mac 2011 and Outlook 2016 for Mac through version 15.11.2, each entry has a name that identifies the feature that is being logged. The following table lists the label for each feature. Create a rule to perform tasks automatically in Outlook 2016 for Mac.
Move Outlook for Mac emails to IMAP Mailbox. Then, move the data from IMAP Mailbox to Windows Outlook Export OLM files to PST more easily The manual process that you have just seen is quite lengthy and time-consuming. It is not a direct method too. So, it is not easy to access OLM files in MS Outlook. For an easy way out, Outlook users can try a third-party tool like Kernel for OLM to PST. In comparison to the manual method, the conversion is less time-consuming and easy while using this tool.
Let us learn how to use Kernel OLM to PST Converter to export OLM files to PST files in a swift manner. Step 1: Launch Kernel for OLM to PST Converter software. In the opened interface, select Single or Multiple File(s) option to convert. Click the Browse button.
Step 2: Add the OLM file from its location. Note: You can click Search to search files on a system drive. Step 3: After adding the required OLM file for conversion, click Next. Step 4: The Process Information window will appear.
Click Finish. Step 5: The OLM file mailbox items will get listed. Select the required file folder from left panel. Select the item from the list on the right panel to view its preview. Step 6: In the next step, select the output type as PST file (MS Outlook) and click Next.
Step 7: Apply the filters provided as per your requirement on different criteria – From, To, Subject, Folder Name, Item Type, Date Range, etc. Step 8: In Manage Recovered PST dialogue box, you can apply filters like split PST file or attach a prefix to store name. Once done, click Next. Step 9: Now provide the destination path to save this converted PST file. Select this option if you want and click Finish. Step 10: Finally, it will show the successful migration dialogue box after migration is completed. Step 11: Using Find option on the toolbar, you can search OLM files on the basis of From, To, Subject, Date Range, Attachments, etc.
Hence, you experienced the migration from Outlook for Mac to Outlook for PST in the simplest way. Accessing Outlook for Mac data in MS Outlook when it uses Exchange account When the Outlook for Mac is a client of Exchange, its data is available on Exchange Server too. MS Outlook can be configured to connect to this mailbox from Windows environment.
In that case, Outlook users can access the Outlook for Mac data directly.
Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac is out! As of July 9, 2015, subscribers to Microsoft can use the brand new Office 2016 for Mac suite.
Seven updates had been already released since the preview version in March, bringing more stability and performance to this release. If you’re not a Microsoft Office 365 customer, you’ll have to wait some time before you can take advantage of Office 2016 for Mac by downloading it from SherWeb’s Control Panel. While we’re busy working on the new release, this is an opportunity to highlight the great features of the Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac client. Perhaps you’ve never used it? We know you have a wide choice when it comes to accessing your emails on a Mac OS X computer. But to get the most of Exchange 2013 on your Mac, especially if you’re in a corporate environment, you have to use a tool that integrates as seamlessly as possible with your Mac OS X and gives you access to most of the email service features.
Mail is the native email app for the operating system, but if you had to use it before, you know it doesn’t have the organizational functions and features that are useful in business! You need the right tool that accommodates both long-time Mac users and Windows users that are shifting to Mac. That tool is Microsoft Outlook for Mac. The 2011 version was released as a totally new product for Mac OS X users, superseding the former Microsoft Entourage 2008 application. As part of the Office 2011 suite, it came with a new layout. While, it didn’t totally replicate what was then the new Microsoft Outlook 2010 for Windows, it was made to embed itself more tightly with Mac OS X. For instance, you can use the built-in Mac OS X backup feature – Time Machine – to backup Outlook 2011 with a noticeable difference in performance.
Backups are fast thanks to the local email structure in the background: each email item is a separate file. With Outlook 2011, you can register different accounts (any POP3/IMAP, AOL, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail or Yahoo mailbox) along with your Exchange 2013 account, under one single identity. Moreover, the mailbox consolidation feature helps you group similar folders, such as inboxes from the different accounts so they appear under one single view. You can easily keep track of all your mailboxes.
The Ribbon, located along the border in top of the window, is the feature that comes from the Outlook 2010/2013 concept. It displays possible actions for a selected item or functionality (mail, calendar, task, contact) and of course, the Mac-style menu is still available.
The Ribbon offers three groups of commands in tabs inside the main window: Home, Organize and Tools. Clicking on the field at the top-right of the window makes a fourth tab appear. The Search tab helps create complex searches with a variety of criteria. Outlook 2011 will allow you to use one master category list, importing categories from Mac right inside your mailbox. Contacts, calendar and tasks from Outlook 2011 can still be viewed at a glance when the application is closed, through the standalone My Day app. From Outlook, you can open a set My Day to automatically be launched at the computer start.
From My Day, you can create new task items. Compared to Entourage 2008, editing HTML emails is flawless. Forwarding or replying to an HTML message does not alter its global layout. By default, HTML mode is activated when editing a new email. You can switch to plain mode in a simple click.
Are you using Lync? You may take advantage of the Lync-Exchange integration with presence information right into your mailbox.
See availability status and even start a conversation in Lync 2011 for Mac right from your mailbox in Outlook 2011. Note all the tips above are excerpts of the functionalities you get with your mailbox in Outlook 2011.
Problem resolution for Mac Users under Microsoft Outlook 2011 Because you get unlimited storage for your accounts with SherWeb, the number of items to be synced with the identity on your Mac computer can be high. To avoid issues linked with synchronization, like database corruption, here are a few tips. Follow them to keep your Exchange identity healthy on Mac. Email Structure You may have created folders, subfolders and rules to automatically organize your emails.
Outlook will behave better if you create your folders right on top of the mailbox, not under default folders like Inbox or Sent Items. Note: in this picture, the Daily Requests folder is not nested under Inbox. This is the recommended structure. To create or move folders at the top of the structure, use Outlook Web App (OWA).
Of course any changes made in this web interface are replicated straight inside Outlook 2011. Moving items Do not move a huge amount of items directly in Outlook 2011.
Chances are high that the application will freeze. To move five or ten emails, you can keep using Outlook 2011. But for dozens or hundreds, use OWA instead. Synchronization issues You many notice discrepancies between your Exchange local identity and your mailbox’s contents in OWA (in the server). These are signs that the synchronization with Outlook 2011 is no longer working properly.
First, try to force a resync by reloading the cache. If this does not solve the issue, save troubleshooting time, backup Outlook 2011 and rebuild your identity on the Mac computer. You’re all set for a better experience on your Mac computer until you get the new Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac client! Sadissa is an IT professional and joined SherWeb in 2013 as a technical writer and trainer.
A former systems administrator, she brings her decade-long field experience to SherWeb's marketing department, with her broad knowledge of cloud computing and service management. Sadissa is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate in Windows Server and Office 365, and has earned other IT certifications over the years. She has a passionate interest in singing in vocal ensembles and learning foreign languages.