How to Log Out of Outlook on Desktop & Mobile: 4 Methods

Easily sign out of Outlook with this simple guide

Last Updated: February 8, 2023

Do you need to sign out of your Outlook email account? The steps are a little different depending on whether you're using the mobile app, Outlook.com, or Outlook on your computer, but it's easy to do. This wikiHow article will show you how to log out Microsoft Outlook on any computer, phone, or tablet.

Method 1

Method 1 of 4:

Outlook for Windows

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Open Microsoft Outlook on your PC. You'll find it in your Windows Start menu.
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Close any other Office apps you have open. If you use the Outlook application on your computer to send and receive mail, it's linked to all of your other Microsoft Office applications. Therefore, signing out of Outlook will also sign you out of other Office apps, such as Word and Excel.^{[1]
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Click the File menu. It's at the top-left corner of Outlook.
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Click Account or Office Account. The option you see will be different depending on the version you're using. You'll find either option at the bottom of the menu.
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Click Sign Out. It's in the upper-left corner under your name and email address. A confirmation message will appear, telling you that you'll be signed out of all Office applications.
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Click Yes to confirm. This logs you out of Outlook and other Microsoft Office applications on your PC.

Method 2

Method 2 of 4:

Outlook on the Web

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Go to https://www.outlook.com in a web browser and click your profile photo. If you have a photo associated with your account, you'll see it at the top-right corner. If not, you'll see a gray outline of a person there instead. Clicking this brings up a menu.
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Click Sign out. This immediately signs you out of Outlook on the web.

Method 3

Method 3 of 4:

Outlook for Mac

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Open Microsoft Outlook on your Mac. You'll find it on your Launchpad and in your Applications folder.
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Click the Outlook menu. It's in the menu bar that runs along the top of the screen.
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Click Preferences on the menu. This displays the Outlook Preferences window.
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Click the Accounts icon. It's the second item in the top row.
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Select the account you want to sign out from. All signed-in accounts appear in the left column.
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Click the minus sign at the bottom of the left panel. A confirmation message will appear, asking if you want to delete the account.
- Don't worry, this won't permanently delete your email account or any of your messages—it'll just remove your account this installation of Outlook. You'll be able to re-add it as soon as you want to sign back in.
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Click Delete to confirm. This signs you out of the Outlook application on your Mac.

Method 4

Method 4 of 4:

Outlook Mobile App

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Open the Outlook app on your phone or tablet. It's the icon of a blue calendar and a small "o" inside a blue square.
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Tap your profile photo. If you have a profile photo associated with your account, you'll see it at the top-left corner. If not, you'll see your initial instead. Tap this to open the menu.
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Tap the gear icon. This is at the bottom-left corner of the menu.
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Tap the account you want to sign out from. You'll see all of your logged in accounts under "Mail Accounts." If you're signed in to more than one account, you'll need to sign out from each separately.
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Tap the red Delete Account link. It's at the bottom of the screen. Don't worry, this won't permanently delete your account—it'll just remove your account from the Outlook app until you're ready to sign back in. A confirmation message will appear.
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Tap Delete to confirm. This signs you out of Outlook and returns you to the login screen.

Community Q&A

Question

Is it secure to sign out of my Outlook email account when I am not using it?

Community Answer

If you sign out of your Outlook email account, you will be secure as long as nobody knows your password.
Question

How do I sign out of outlook on my Android phone?

Community Answer

You have to go to "settings" and then "accounts," and then you will be able to sign out.
Question

Can I switch outlook accounts on my Windows phone?

Community Answer

You can sync or backup most of your data to a USB Drive, then reset your phone, set up the different Microsoft account on the phone and any secondary Microsoft accounts to the phone and then sync the personal data back to the phone.