Hello my name is IttyBittybelmont I am trying to set up an outlook account for my school course . I keep getting a box that says that outlook is offline and I cannot resolve this at this time. I am a greenhorn when it comes to computers. I must of screwed something up somewhere. I would appriciate any help at all. Thank you

Unfortunately you may need to contact your school's help desk.  Setting up Outlook will differ based on what type of email system you are connecting to.  The school help desk will be best equipped to assist you get your email account configured.