Setup your Scouts SA email on your mobile device

Setup your Scouts SA email on your mobile device

Setup your Scouts SA email on your mobile device

This guide will assist you to add your Scouts SA email account to a mobile device using the free Microsoft Outlook app (available from the Play/App store).

Please visit the app store to download/install the Microsoft Outlook application for Android or your iPhone 

If you want to setup your email using the built-in Email application  on Apple or Android, please see the below links from Microsoft support to assist:

If this is the first account in Outlook on your mobile device, you will be prompted to setup an account when you open Outlook, if you already have other email accounts setup in Outlook you will need to add your Scouts SA account. For steps on how to do this, please visit: How to setup Microsoft 365 account via the web

If you are adding an extra account to your Outlook, you will need to access add an extra mailbox using the add mailbox button on the left or via the Settings menu (gear/cog).

Steps on how to add your MS365 account on mobile

  1. Once you have downloaded and installed the application, click on the app to open.
  2. On the home screen, you would be asked to "Add Account" or "Create New Account"
  3. If your account has already been created and set up on MS365, click on "Add Account" and enter the following details:
  4. Email address: membernumber@sa.scouts.com.au






















  1. Password: _enter_new_password













For new accounts that have not been setup on MS365, please find instructions on how to here: How to create your Microsoft 365 account via the web
You should get a screen attempting to authenticate your account with the Microsoft Authentication App. If you have set this up previously, please "Approve Sign-in request" in your MFA app to proceed.

  1. Once this is approved, you would get a notification screen to add other accounts. 
  2. Click on "Maybe Later" to finish setup. 
For assistance on how to set up your Multifactor Authentication, please visit: Setup Two-Factor Authentication
If you encounter password issues, please email ithelpdesk@sa.scouts.com.au and we can assist with a reset.
Please note, the images are from the Android phone version of Outlook, there are some slight differences in layout if you are on an Apple device or tablet.

To Add Additional Mail Account:

  1. In the settings menu, select add email account icon as seen in image below.


  1. Next Screen would take you to "Add account" image as seen in 1st image above. Set up process would be repeated as above.
  2. Alternatively, you can click on the settings icon,   to "Add an email account" or "Add a shared mailbox".
  3. For setup instructions to add a role based shared mailbox, please see guide: Adding a shared mailbox to your mobile device

If the below appears, select "Add an email account".



Outlook may display a list of found accounts on your device - unless you wish to add more accounts.
  1. Select Skip this account at the bottom to finish setup. For more information or assistance regarding your MS365 account, please feel free to contact support on ithelpdesk@sa.scouts.com.au

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