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Set up email in Microsoft Outlook for Mac (new version)

Set up your email account in Microsoft Outlook for Mac using IMAP. Follow these steps to enter your email address, password, and incoming and outgoing mail server settings.

Do you want to send and receive email using Microsoft Outlook on your Mac? This guide explains step by step how to add an IMAP email account and enter the correct mail server settings. Before you start, make sure you have your full email address and password available.

Add an email account to Outlook for Mac

  1. Open Outlook on your Mac.

  2. Open the account settings and select + Add Account to add a new email account.

  3. Enter your full email address and select Continue.

  4. Outlook will try to identify your email provider. Choose the option to Sync directly with IMAP to configure the account directly using IMAP instead of syncing it through Microsoft Cloud.

  5. Enter the following email account and server details:

    • Email address: your full email address

    • Username: your full email address

    • Password: the password for your email account

    • Incoming server: mail.recra.net

    • Outgoing server: mail.recra.net

    • Use SSL: enabled

  6. Check that all details are correct and select Add Account.

  7. Outlook will add the email account and start synchronizing your mailbox. Once the account has been added successfully, you can use Outlook to send and receive email.

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