Office 365 Groups is now available in Outlook for Mac

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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

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Jim G 134K Reputation points MVP

2017-11-11T14:41:47+00:00
The ONLY type of license that will have the new Groups feature is an Office 365 subscription. If you see anything other than "Office 365 Subscription" in the About Outlook dialog when you go to the Outlook menu and and choose About Outlook, then your copy of Outlook is not logged in as an Office 365 subscription.

If you are positive your organization has you listed as an Office 365 user, then you should check to make sure you are logged in under your organization's Office 365 account using the username and password they gave you. Sometimes people install Office using some other license and didn't realize they have to log out of that license and log into the Office 365 license.

Here's how to see how you are logged in (have your Office 365 username and password handy before starting this):
1. Quit Outlook
2. Open Microsoft Word
3. If Word doesn't open to the Templates Gallery, use File > New from Template
4. In the templates gallery, click the circle near the upper left corner. When you click this circle, you can see how you are logged in.
5. Sign out
6. Restart your Mac
7. Go back to the templates gallery and sign in using your Office 365 username and password.
8. Go to the Word menu and choose About Word. If you signed in with the proper credentials, you will see that your license is now Office 365 Subscription
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Anonymous

2017-11-07T22:12:23+00:00

No problem, just send you a message :)
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2017-11-07T18:13:46+00:00

Hi Faisal - I too can't see "groups" in Outlook for Mac, even though I'm subscribed to two groups and can see them if I log in to Office365 on the web. I checked and my Outlook for Mac shows "License: Volume License", even though our enterprise is built on Office365. Can you help me get my subscription state updated as well? Thanks in advance for the help.

Stormy
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Anonymous

2017-10-03T23:08:24+00:00

Just sent you a private message.

Thanks!
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Anonymous

2017-10-03T19:08:34+00:00

I'm having the same issue it's shows Volume rather than O365, can I have the resolution?
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