How to Add an Email Account to Microsoft Outlook for Mac

To add an email account to Microsoft Outlook for Mac:

1. Ensure that you have already created the desired email account in your hosting account’s cPanel.

2. Open Microsoft Outlook on your Mac.

3. From the Tools menu, select Accounts.

4. Click the + (plus sign) button at the bottom of the list.

5. Enter the email address you are wanting to add, then click Continue.

6. Click the Not Microsoft 365? link in the top right. You may need to first close some other popup windows with various messages from Outlook preventing you from being able to click that link.

7. Select IMAP.

8. Click the Sync directly with IMAP link shown below the Continue button.

9. Enter the following details:

   • E-mail address: hello@example.com
     (replace hello@example.com with the actual email address)

   • IMAP Username: hello@example.com
     (replace hello@example.com with the actual email address)

   • IMAP Password: (Password of the email account)

   • IMAP Incoming server: ab123789.serversignin.com
     (replace ab123789.serversignin.com with the actual Account Hostname as listed on your hosting account’s Info page)

   • Port: 993

   • Select: Use SSL to connect (recommended)

   • SMTP Username: hello@example.com
     (replace hello@example.com with the actual email address)

   • SMTP Password: (Password of the email account)

   • SMTP Incoming server: ab123789.serversignin.com
     (replace ab123789.serversignin.com with the actual Account Hostname as listed on your hosting account’s Info page)

   • Port: 587

   • Select: StartTLS (instead of Use SSL to connect)

10. Click the Add Account button.

11. Complete the on-screen guide by selecting your preferred privacy and personalization options.

Your email account should now be listed and ready for use in Microsoft Outlook for Mac!