First, call up the Microsoft Online Service Login and log in with your access data.

You will be taken to the Office 365 administration interface. First, your domain must be transferred to "Office 365".

Click on the text "Adding and verifying a domain".

Now enter your domain name in the text field without http://www. and then click onthe "Next" button.

The next step is to check whether the domain belongs to you legally. To do this, the following must be entered in the name servers a TXT entry can be stored.

In the pull-down menu, select "General instructions" to display the corresponding TXT entry is displayed.

You store this entry in the name server settings, in your customer area on checkdomain.net/en.

Instructions on how to add an additional name server entry can be found here.

After you have waited approx. 2 - 6 hours (until the name server changes it will take a while), you can change your domain via the administration area from Office 365 to verify.

To do this, click on the corresponding "Check" button.

If the domain has been checked successfully, the nameservers for the use of Office 365 can be configured.

In the Office 365 administration area, select your domain.

Then click on "Manage DNS" to display the required DNS settings.

Now enter the name server entries displayed to you in the customer area at checkdomain.de.

Please note that the MX record for Office 365 varies.

Instructions on how to create an additional name server entry can be found here.

Important: It may take another 2 - 6 hours for the e-mail to be sent correctly.