【Use Outlook Without Internet Connection】Step by Step Guide ▷ 2022

Technically the allows you to use most of its functions without you having access to a server from any computer or mobile device.

You just have to enable the mode “work offline” that Outlook has in its options bar. By running this function you will perform essential tasks in your account as if you were connected to the internet, for example: write an email and send it.

Although it may seem absurd to you, if possible, you have this alternative work without distraction or from areas where you can’t be connected. In relation to this topic we will tell you the information you need to know to achieve enable or disable offline mode.

What can you do in Outlook offline?

When you activate the mode “Without connection” From your email in Outlook you will not be able to send or receive messages, since this configuration allows you to use the services of your account when the Internet network presents failures or if you are in a place where you cannot connect. For Outlook users The error message sent by the program when the computer or device is not connected to the network is quite annoying. If this is your case then you can solve it by activating the “No Connection” mode.

Also you can read all the emails stored in your account without being online, compose and send emails, attach files, delete messages, reject or accept meetings, receive reminders, among other functions that will be activated automatically when you resume the connection.

Disabling the connection while you work can avoid you disturbances that prevent you from increasing your productivity or organization, because the distraction you will have when pausing the arrival of notifications or messages on your computer or device is less. The offline state it suits you because it also saves your battery if you use mobile devices and charges in the monthly payment. Namely, Outlook Web or desktop you would be using them like any other installed program that does not require the network.

If you need more concentration to finish the pending work in Outlook, Next we will show you how you can do it using the offline mode.

Learn how to enable offline work mode in Outlook

The outlook interface is very simple and flexible, therefore the series of plugins that underpin the webmail They will help you to organize yourself favorably in your work, according to what you adapt to your needs. Since the topic of this post is about working from your email server without you having a connection, We will tell you below how you can start using this mode.

Go for it:

From the mobile app

Yes Do you have the Outlook app installed? on your mobile device there is a trick to advance your emails turning off mobile data from your device or disable notifications if you want to work without any distraction.

Use the app without having Internet on your device when you want to compose an email, check it like this:

• Enter the app downloaded to your mobile as you always do, touch the circle with the pencil to write a “New message”.
• It’s necessary that enter the address to whom you send the email in the countryside “For”, so that the send message button can be activated, which is in the upper right corner of the screen, otherwise it will remain gray and you will not be able to move forward.
• Write your message And if you need it, attach the file.
• You can also add “Send availability” either “Convert to event” in the first item on the bottom ribbon of your mobile screen.
• Since you have finished the settings of your message content now tap “Send” as the smartphone does not have active mobile data, a message will automatically appear “Queued for later.”

• You can check the mail you just made in the “Outbox” and you can modify it if you wish or delete it.
• When the connection to your computer returns, this email or the group of messages that you have written while you were offline will be will send to its recipient automatically.

Secondly, if you want to keep your device connectedbut you don’t want to be bothered then in the inbox touch the logo of Outlook (top left of screen), this will display the tab and Your email address is displayed on the first line and next to it is a bell. Once you’ve rung the bell, you have these options that will allow you to silence notifications in mode “Do not disturb”.

From the computer

For who work with Outlook know that it is a very complete software because it offers in one place a state of labor and personal organizationwith the messaging service installed on your computer as well you can try offline or offline mode.

You just have to configure your account like this:

• Login to Outlook As you always do
• Go with the cursor to the top bar of the screen and click on the tab “Send/Receive”.
• The previous tab will display several options, you must locate the last one, it is a sphere that when clicked you activate or deactivate the function “Work offline.” If this button is shaded, it is because it is not connected, on the contrary, if the background is clear, it means yes.

• You will know the status of your network when the notification appears on the bottom bar of the screen “Connected to…”, after activating offline mode the status should change to “Without connection”.