This guide takes you step-by-step through the process of setting up a new email account in Outlook 2016 or Outlook for Office 365.
Note: This guide defaults to IMAP and No SSL.
- Launch Outlook
- Select File on the top left menu bar
- Select the Add Account button in the middle of the screen, then Account Settings
- Enter your email address
- Select Advanced options, then select Let me set up my account manually
- Click Connect
- This temporary screen will display
- This screen will display the various account options – select IMAP
- Server Settings:
- For Incoming mail, type “imap.“, then your domain name
- Set the encryption method to None
- Leave Secure Password Authentication (SPA) unticked!
- For Outgoing mail, type “smtp.“, then your domain name
- Change the port to 587
- Set the encryption method to None
- Leave Secure Password Authentication (SPA) unticked!
- For Incoming mail, type “imap.“, then your domain name
- Your settings should look something like this:
- Click Connect
- You will now be prompted for the password – go ahead and enter it:
- Your setup is complete!