Office 365 Groups is now available in Outlook for Mac

Anonymous
2017-05-10T00:13:41+00:00

Hi Insiders!

We're now bringing Office 365 groups to Outlook for Mac – it is currently available to Insiders and Production users! (Blog Post) With the first update, you can view your top 10 groups in the folder pane and read/compose/reply to group conversations. We are continually adding new capabilities, and you will see them in future updates.

For those who are not familiar with Office 365 groups, it is a service developed with collaboration in mind. It works with the Office 365 tools you use already so you can collaborate with your teammates when writing documents, creating spreadsheets, working on project plans, scheduling meetings, or sending email. Groups in Outlook for Mac falls under the first pillar and V1 release will enable users to engage with group members right from the group’s inbox and view group conversations with full history without leaving the app. For more info, refer to this page.

If you’re already a member of a group, Groups will automatically appear in the left navigation pane. But if you’re not a member of any groups, join one through Outlook on the Web (Join a Group in Outlook).

Feedback?

  • Let us know if you have any feedback via Contact Support or you can directly contact us at ******@service.microsoft.com.

Thanks for your continued support!

Mac Outlook & Office 365 Groups Team

Microsoft 365 Insider | Outlook | MacOS

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-05-17T04:52:14+00:00

    Hi Faisal,

    I have the same issue. Would you be able to send me details on how to fix this issue?

    Regards

    Kathryn

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-03-22T20:41:41+00:00

    A lot of folks have asked for this so here are the instructions. Please only do this if you have an O365 client subscription - 

    In order to reset your license type (assuming you are ok with doing this and have an account that is associated with an O365 license) here is what you need to do - 

    1. Save all your work and close all the Office Apps
    2. Download this utility "Unlicense" from here - https://github.com/pbowden-msft/Unlicense
    3. Open Terminal and navigate to the location where you downloaded the utility (alternatively, you can drag the utility to a terminal window to have it auto add the path to the utility)
    4. you will want to add the following " --All --ForceClose" so your terminal should look like this - "Unlicense --All --ForceClose"

    Your office suite should now be deactivated. You can now reactivate it with your account that is tied to the subscription and also sign in with this account in to word. (you can add additional accounts in Mac outlook for mail). You can verify the subscription type by going o Outlook > About Outlook and confirming that the license type now reads "Office 365 Subscription", and Groups should show up in your left nav.

    Let me know if you run into any issues, and I will be happy to help.

    Thanks!

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-03-22T20:41:25+00:00

    A lot of folks have asked for this so here are the instructions. Please only do this if you have an O365 client subscription - 

    In order to reset your license type (assuming you are ok with doing this and have an account that is associated with an O365 license) here is what you need to do - 

    1. Save all your work and close all the Office Apps
    2. Download this utility "Unlicense" from here - https://github.com/pbowden-msft/Unlicense
    3. Open Terminal and navigate to the location where you downloaded the utility (alternatively, you can drag the utility to a terminal window to have it auto add the path to the utility)
    4. you will want to add the following " --All --ForceClose" so your terminal should look like this - "Unlicense --All --ForceClose"

    Your office suite should now be deactivated. You can now reactivate it with your account that is tied to the subscription and also sign in with this account in to word. (you can add additional accounts in Mac outlook for mail). You can verify the subscription type by going o Outlook > About Outlook and confirming that the license type now reads "Office 365 Subscription", and Groups should show up in your left nav.

    Let me know if you run into any issues, and I will be happy to help.

    Thanks!

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-03-22T20:41:14+00:00

    A lot of folks have asked for this so here are the instructions. Please only do this if you have an O365 client subscription - 

    In order to reset your license type (assuming you are ok with doing this and have an account that is associated with an O365 license) here is what you need to do - 

    1. Save all your work and close all the Office Apps
    2. Download this utility "Unlicense" from here - https://github.com/pbowden-msft/Unlicense
    3. Open Terminal and navigate to the location where you downloaded the utility (alternatively, you can drag the utility to a terminal window to have it auto add the path to the utility)
    4. you will want to add the following " --All --ForceClose" so your terminal should look like this - "Unlicense --All --ForceClose"

    Your office suite should now be deactivated. You can now reactivate it with your account that is tied to the subscription and also sign in with this account in to word. (you can add additional accounts in Mac outlook for mail). You can verify the subscription type by going o Outlook > About Outlook and confirming that the license type now reads "Office 365 Subscription", and Groups should show up in your left nav.

    Let me know if you run into any issues, and I will be happy to help.

    Thanks!

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-03-21T19:43:12+00:00

    Hi Faisal, we have a few users at our college running the Mac Outlook client under a volume license instead of our Office 365 subscription. Could you also send me the instructions to update the license?

    Thank you.

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