How Do I Connect My Outlook Account to SOUS to Send Menu’s & Invoices?

How Do I Connect My Outlook Account to SOUS to Send Menu’s & Invoices?

This article provides information on what to expect from the Microsoft team to verify your activity during the connection process to your Outlook/Hotmail account.

Getting Started

  1. Navigate to the Settings page in SOUS (Accessed via the profile dropdown).
  2. Select Connect Email Account.
  3. Follow the steps until you enter your email address and password.
  4. Click Next.

Verifying Your Account with ​​​Microsoft

The Microsoft Team will send you a communication similar to the example below about 'unusual sign-in activity'.

  1. Click on Review recent activity button or follow the instruction presented in the communication. 
  2. Click on This was me to verify your activity.

Verification can take 10-15 minutes to reflect in Microsoft's Servers.
Seeing the protocol as SMTP and the location being India is normal as we have servers located globally.

After 10 to 15 minutes you can return to the Send a Test Email step in SOUS for connecting your email account and ensure it is successful.

If you are still unable to connect your account and send a successful test email please contact support by submitting a help ticket.
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