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Add Email Account to Outlook (Desktop)

Updated on 17 steps

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  1. Open Outlook

  2. Click : File > Account Settings

  3. Click the “Account Settings” drop-down

    Screenshot: Click the “ Account Settings ” drop-down
  4. In the “Account Settings” window click the “E-mail” tab at the top.

  5. Click the “New” button.

    Screenshot: Click the “ New ” button.
  6. In the “Add Account” window click “Manual setup or additional server types” at the bottom and click “Next“

    Screenshot: In the “ Add Account ” window click “ Manual setup or additional server types ” at the bottom and click “ Next “
  7. In the “Choose Service” window choose “POP or IMAP” and click “Next“

    Screenshot: In the “ Choose Service ” window choose “ POP or IMAP ” and click “ Next “
  8. In the “POP and IMAP Account Settings” window use the following information for each field :

    Your Name – Use your first and last name
    Email Address – Enter your email address
    Account Type – Choose “IMAP“
    Incoming Mail Server – mail.yourdomain.com (be sure to use your own domain for this field. For example if your domain is apple.com then you would use “mail.apple.com” as your server address. Make sure “mail” is at the beginning.
    Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) – mail.yourdomain.com (Same as above)
    Username – This will be your email address
    Password – Use the password given to you
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    Note* Make sure “Remember Password” is checked.

  9. Click the “More Settings” button after filling out the form.

    Screenshot: Click the “ More Settings ” button after filling out the form.
  10. In the “Internet E-mail Settings” window click on the “Outgoing Server” tab and click “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication“.

  11. Make sure “Use same settings as my incoming mail server” is checked.

    Screenshot: Make sure “ Use same settings as my incoming mail server ” is checked.
  12. Click the “Advanced” tab

  13. Under “Incoming Server” choose “SSL” in the drop down labeled “Use the following type of encrypted connection“.

  14. Use “SSL” for the Outgoing server as well.

  15. Use port “993” for the “Incoming Server (IMAP)” and port “465” for the “Outgoing Server (SMTP)“.

  16. Click “Ok“

    Screenshot: Click “ Ok “
  17. Click the “Next” button on the “POP and IMAP Account Settings” window.

    Screenshot: Click the “ Next ” button on the “ POP and IMAP Account Settings ” window.

Congratulations, your email should now be set up on Outlook!