Setting up Email using IMAP protocol on Microsoft Outlook MAC

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To set up your Microsoft Outlook MAC:

1.Open Outlook.

2. Open tools, then Account

3. Select the + sign at the bottom left of the account window to create a new E-mail account

4.Click on Email account.
In Email Address enter : your email address (i.e yourname@yourdomain.com).
Then in Password enter :your password & retype it in Retype Password.

5. In Personal information :

n Full Name Write :your Name or your company name whatever you want your recipients see when they receive an email from you.

In E-mail Address enter : your email address (i.e userrname@yourdomain.com).

6. In server information :

In username enter : your email address (i.e yourname@yourdomain.com).
Then in Password enter :your password.

In Type choose : IMAP

In Incoming mail server enter : incoming servers you received in your welcome email (I.e ….enter: ds01.nilehosting.com or leap.nilehosting.com )

Check Right in override default Port box

Then in Port enter : 143

In outgoing mail server enter : incoming servers you received in your welcome email (I.e ….enter: ds01.nilehosting.com or leap.nilehosting.com )

Check Right in override default Port  box

Then in Port enter : 25 or 587

7. Click  Add account

8.Click on more options

9. In Authentication : choose Use Incoming Server Info

10.Click Ok

11. Close the Accounts window.

12.Your account now appears on the left-side of Outlook 2011.

13.Click  Send/Receive.

Congratulations. You’ve now configured Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac to send and receive email using IMAP

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