Step by Step setup of an IMAP/POP3 account on Outlook Print

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This is a step-by-step process of the setup of a POP account to be configured with IMAP. You may need to modify your settings based on the email plan you have. This is for the 2013 platform.

1.) Go to your search bar and search for "Control Panel"

2.) Find the section that says "Mail" within the Control Panel. Changing display (top right) to Large Icons may help.

3.) You will be presented with a window that allows you to either setup a new profile OR add an existing account to your Outlook. Click Show Profiles.

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For this tutorial we will be setting up a new profile, but if you wish to add a POP/IMAP account to an existing profile, click on email accounts, choose the "NEW" option, and then skip ahead to step 6. 

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4.) Click the Add button.

5.) Choose a name for your new profile. Click OK.

6.) Choose the option Manual Setup.

7.) Choose the POP or IMAP setting.

8.) Add the following settings. When finished, click on More Settings.

Name: Test Employee
Email Address: you@example.com
Account Type: IMAP or POP3 (It is recommended that you use IMAP since it can sync with webmail.)
Incoming Mail Server: webmail05.mycloudmailbox.com (number will differ based on email plan)
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): smtp05.mycloudmailbox.com (number will differ based on email plan)
Username: you@example.com
Password: (your password)

9.) Click on More Settings and click on the Outgoing Server tab. Click the top checkbox that reads "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication" and leave everything else as is within this tab.

10.) Click on the Advanced tab. This will look different based on whether you use IMAP or POP. See below for IMAP and POP individual settings.

a.) IMAP

Incoming Server (IMAP): 993
Type of encrypted connection: SSL/TLS

Outgoing Server (SMTP): 587
Type of encrypted connection: STARTTLS

b.) POP

Incoming Server (POP3): 995
Requires encrypted connection: Check the box

Outgoing Server (SMTP): 587
Type of encrypted connection: STARTTLS

Click OK when done.

11.) Once you have clicked OK, click on Next on the window. It will setup and should give you a Congratulations message.

12.) Once you close this window, click Finish on the new one.

13.) On the profile window, click on the dropdown and select the new profile you created. Click Apply and then OK.

14.) Open Outlook and the new profile with your newly setup account will load.


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