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How do I set up my email account in Mail (Mac OS X)?

To send and receive emails using Mail you will need to create a profile in the software that holds all the information needed to connect to the mail server. Please follow the steps below.

1. Click on the 'File' menu, then on the 'Add Account Option' option.
2. Set the 'Account Type' to 'POP3 (IMAP can be used if required).
3. Enter an 'Account Description' (eg. Work Mail).
4. Enter your name (eg. Joe Blogs) in the 'Your Name' field.
5. In the 'E-mail Address' field enter the email address (eg. joeblogs@example.com) that you want your mail to be sent from and click continue.
6. Enter mail.example.com (replace example.com with your domain name) as the 'Incoming mail server'
7. In the 'User Name' field enter your accounts username and domain name in the format of username@example.com.
8. Enter your accounts password in the 'Password' field and click 'Continue'.
9. Enter mail.example.com (replace example.com with your domain name) as the 'Outgoing mail server'
10. Tick the 'Use Authentication' option
11. In the 'User Name' field enter your accounts username and domain name in the format of username@example.com.
12. Enter your accounts password in the 'Password' field.
13. Click 'Continue' three times.

You should now be able to send and receive emails from Mail.

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