How to connect to social network (SharePoint) in Outlook?

Author Kelly Last modified 2025-04-11

You may have noticed that we can connect to our social network account in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013, such as "Facebook", "LinkedIn", "SharePoint", etc. In this article, I will show you how to connect to social network in Microsoft Outlook with ease.

Connect to social network from People Pane

Connect to social network on File tab

Connect to social network in Contact view

Connect to social network from People Pane in Outlook 2010 and 2013

Generally you can connect to social networks from the People Pane with following steps:

Step 1: Click "People Pane" > "Account Settings" on the "View" tab.

Step 2: Now the Microsoft Office dialog box opens, you can:

(1) Check the social network that you will connect to, such as "Facebook";

(2) Enter your social network account name in the "User Name" box, and enter your account password in the "Password" box.

(3) It's optional to check the option of "By default, show photos and information from this network when available".

Notes:

(1) If you are connecting to the social networks for the first time, you will get into a welcome dialog box, and just click the "Next" button.

(2) In Outlook 2010, there is no preset social networks listing in the dialog box, but you can click the text of "View social network providers available online" to find out and download social networks.

Step 3: Click the "Connect" button and "Finish" button successively.

If you have connected to a social network, you will view the updates of your account in this social network at the bottom of Reading Pane when previewing messages in Reading Pane.

Note: If you need to connect to another social network, you can click the link of "Connect to another social network" in the "More" section of the Microsoft Outlook dialog box.

Connect to social network on File tab in Outlook 2013

In addition to People Pane, you can also connect to social network from Microsoft Outlook 2013's "File" tab.

Step 1: Click "File" > "Info" > "Account Settings" > "Social Network Accounts".

Step 2: In the popping up Microsoft Outlook dialog box, check the social network you will connect to, enter your user name and password, and then click "Connect" > "Finish". See the detailed description above.