Sync Mobile Devices with Email


As of April 2023, Microsoft Exchange Online now serves as the messaging platform for email, calendar, and contacts for employees at Rancho Santiago Community College School District (RSCCD).

This page contains instructions for how to set up the Outlook mobile app for checking employee email on your mobile device (e.g., iOS phone, Android phone).

See our list of quick links below to get started:

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Note about 3rd party mail apps

ITS does not support the use of 3rd party mail apps such as the iOS Mail App,  Android Mail app, Gmail, etc.

However, if you would like to try using these apps, you would generally select Exchange as the account type, and enter your Single sign-on (SS) username and password to authenticate the account.

Install Outlook mobile app

  1. On your mobile device, open the Google Play Store or iOS App Store.
  2. Search for Microsoft Outlook (from Microsoft Corporation).
  3. Select Install to install the app.

Add an email account to Outlook mobile app

  1. On your mobile device, open the Outlook app.
  2. Select Add Account on the Welcome to Outlook screen.
  3. Enter your email address and select Continue.
  4. When prompted to Sign-in with your organizational account, login using your Single sign-on (SSO) username and password.
    1. NOTE:  Your Single sign-on (SSO) username is the same as your email address.
      e.g., LastName_FirstName@rsccd.edu, @sac.edu or @sccollege.edu.
  5. If you have Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on your account, you may be prompted to authenticate.
    1. Reference the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) FAQs for more information on MFA.
  6. On the Add another account screen that asks, “Would you like to add another account?” select Maybe Later.
  7. After completing the setup, the Inbox will load and show your latest emails.

Remove email account from Outlook mobile app

  1. On your mobile device, open the Outlook app.
  2. Select the Office icon (near the top of the app.)
    1. This icon may also appear as your profile picture, or as your initials.
  3. Select the Settings icon (near the bottom of the app).
  4. Under Mail accounts, select your District email account.  This will take you to the Account info screen.
  5. Under Account info, scroll to the bottom, and select Delete Account.

Once the account has been Deleted, you can proceed to Add Account again as shown in the Add Email to Outlook Mobile App steps.