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.
- Click on the 'File' menu, then on the 'Add Account' option.
- Set the 'Account Type' to 'POP3 (IMAP can be used if required).
- Enter an 'Account Description' (eg. Work Mail).
- Enter your name (eg. Joe Blogs) in the 'Your Name' field.
- 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.
- Enter mail.example.com (replace example.com with your domain name) as the 'Incoming mail server'
- In the 'User Name' field enter your accounts username and domain name in the format of username@example.com.
- Enter your accounts password in the 'Password' field and click 'Continue'.
- Enter mail.example.com (replace example.com with your domain name) as the 'Outgoing mail server'
- Tick the 'Use Authentication' option
- In the 'User Name' field enter your accounts username and domain name in the format of username@example.com.
- Enter your accounts password in the 'Password' field.
- Click 'Continue' three times.
You should now be able to send and receive emails from Mail.