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- To add an email account to Outlook on your PC, click 'Add Account' after opening the File menu.
- To add an email account to Outlook on your Mac, head into the 'Preferences' menu.
- Most email accounts can be added to Outlook within seconds, but some may require a manual setup.
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- To add an email account to Outlook on your Mac, head into the 'Preferences' menu. Most email accounts can be added to Outlook within seconds, but some may require a manual setup.
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When you install and run Outlook for the first time, you'll be prompted to add an email account. Without one, you can't send or receive any email.
However, once you've added your first account, it can be difficult to remember how to add another.
Here's how to add an email account to Outlook, whether you're using it on your PC or Mac.
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How to add an email account to Outlook on your PC
1. Click 'File' in the top-left, and then click 'Add Account.'
2. In the pop-up window, you can enter the email address of the account you want to add and click 'Connect.' If you want to set up the account manually, click 'Advanced options,', then click 'Connect.' If Outlook recognizes your email account, it will ask you to enter your password and complete the setup.
If it's a straightforward webmail account (like Gmail), Outlook can usually do it automatically. If you're configuring an IMAP or Microsoft Exchange account, though, it's often faster to choose to do it manually.
© Dave Johnson/Business Insider Most email accounts can be added automatically with a username and password, but others will need a manual approach. Dave Johnson/Business Insider3. If you need to configure your account manually, choose the type of account you're setting up. The most common options include Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft 365, POP, and IMAP. You can find this information using Google to figure out what type of email account you have.
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4. Follow the remaining instructions to configure the account. Depending on the type of email account you're adding, you may need to specify the incoming and outgoing email server names, port numbers and encryption methods. You can get all these details from your email provider's website or technical support. If you are adding an Exchange server to Outlook, you might need to get the details from your IT department or network administrator.
© Dave Johnson/Business Insider Be sure to collect all the details you'll need from your email provider or network administrator before adding the account to Outlook. Dave Johnson/Business InsiderHow to add an email account to Outlook on your Mac
1. Open up Outlook on your Mac and click 'Outlook' in the menu bar at the top-left of the screen. Uninstall git on mac.
2. In the drop-down menu that appears, click 'Preferences.'
© William Antonelli/Business Insider Open the 'Preferences' menu. William Antonelli/Business Insider3. A pop-up will open. Click 'Accounts.'
© William Antonelli/Business Insider Select the 'Accounts' option. William Antonelli/Business Insider4. A page will open that lists all of your current accounts. Click the plus sign (+) in the bottom-right, and then select 'Add account.'
© William Antonelli/Business Insider Select 'Add Account' from the plus sign pop-up. William Antonelli/Business Insider5. In the new window that opens, enter your email address and password. You might be directed back to your email provider's website to confirm that you want to connect the accounts.
Once you confirm that you want to add your email account, it should be connected.
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Use the Mail app to send, receive, and manage email for all of your email accounts in one location. Simply add the accounts—such as iCloud, Exchange, Google, school, work, or other—you want to use in Mail.
Add an email account
The first time you open the Mail app on your Mac, it may prompt you to add an account. Select an account type—if you don't see your type, select Other Mail Account—then enter your account information.
If you already added an email account, you can still add more. In Mail, choose Mail > Add Account, select an account type, then enter your account information. Make sure the Mail checkbox is selected for the account.
If you're using an account on your Mac with other apps, such as Contacts or Messages, you can also use that account with Mail. In Mail, choose Mail > Accounts to open Internet Accounts preferences, select the account on the left, then select the Mail checkbox on the right.
Temporarily stop using an email account
In the Mail app on your Mac, choose Mail > Accounts.
Select the account, then deselect the Mail checkbox.
Now the account's messages are not shown in Mail.
To use the account again with Mail, select the Mail checkbox; the account's messages are shown again (they don't need to be downloaded from the server again).
Remove an email account
When you remove an email account from Mail, the account's messages are deleted and no longer available on your Mac. Copies of messages remain on the account's mail server and are still available (from webmail, for example).
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Important: If you're unsure whether messages you want to keep are still on the mail server, move or copy them to a mailbox stored on your Mac (the mailbox appears in the On My Mac section in the Mail sidebar) before you delete the account in Mail.
In the Mail app on your Mac, choose Mail > Preferences, then click Accounts.
Select an account, then click the Remove button .
Note: If the account is used by other apps on your Mac, you're asked to remove the account in Internet Accounts System Preferences. Click the button to open Internet Accounts, then deselect the Mail checkbox for the account. To stop using the account in all apps, make sure the account is selected, then click the Remove button .