How to Change your Outlook Password

Microsoft Outlook is a software that lets you not only send, receive, and manage e-mail, but also manage your calendar and contacts, such as friends and business associates.

For Microsoft Outlook 2003

To change your Microsoft Outlook password, follow these instructions:

• Open Microsoft Outlook
• Click the Tools menu
• Click the E-mail Accounts menu item
• Check View or change existing e-mail accounts
• Click the Next button
• Double-click the e-mail account for which you wish to change the password
• Under Logon Information, type your new password in the Password box.
• Click the Next button
• Click the Finish button

For Microsoft Outlook 2007

To change your Microsoft Outlook 2007 password, follow these instructions:

• Click on the Tools drop down menu
• Choose Acount Settings
• Select you e-mail account then click Change
• Type a new password in the Password: field and then click Test Account Settings
• Click Close, then Next and Finish

Note that changing your Microsoft Outlook password will only change the password in your mail client. It will not change the password in your mail server. To receive e-mail, the passwords in your mail client and mail server must match.

To change the passord in your email server, read How do I change my Exchange password or How do I change my Unix password?.