Topic 21: Saving RSS Feeds to Outlook

The Outlook email program allows you to save RSS feeds there just as you would email. There are two methods for doing this (Note: some people have had trouble with the first method).  Here's how:

Method 1 

1.  Go to a blog or web page for which you want to get updates in Outlook, such as the OU Libraries Strategic Planning Blog. 

2.  Click the orange RSS feed button in the URL address bar.  If a drop-down menu appears, select "Subscribe to > Planning Blog > RSS feed".  If no drop-down menu appears, just go to Step 3.

3. Make sure the next window says "Subscribe to this feed using Microsoft Outlook" (you might have to change the drop-down choice to say this) and click "Subscribe Now". You will get a pop-up box that says "Add this feed using Outlook?" Click Yes. A new Outlook window should open displaying the feed.

Method 2

1.  Go to a blog or web page for which you want to get updates in Outlook, such as the New York Times.

2.  Click the orange RSS feed button in the URL address bar.  If the URL changes from the home page URL, such as http://www.nytimes.com/ to the website's Feed URL, such as http://feeds.nytimes.com/nyt/rss/HomePage, highlight it and use Cntrol + C to copy it.

3.  Go to your Outlook email.  Click the "File" tab and then "Account Settings." From the drop-down menu choose "Account Settings" again.

4. In the window that opens, click the "RSS Feeds" tab and then click the "New" link underneath that.  In the pop-up box, paste the URL you copied using Cntrol + V.  Click the "Add" button.

5.  Click "OK" in the next box that opens and click "Close" to close the RSS Feeds box.

6.  Look in the RSS feeds section of Outlook, and you should see that the blog has been added. Click on it to read the latest posts.

You will have to go in and click on the RSS feeds that you want to read. They will automatically update with the newest posts. You will see a number next to the blog title if there is anything new there since the last time you checked.