• 1. Click on the “FILE” menu.
    Screenshot of Outlook 2013 email setup with focus on account settings icon.
  • 2. Click on the “Add Account” button.
    Screenshot of Outlook 2013 account setup page with 'Add Account' highlighted.
  • 3. Check the radio box for “Manual setup or additional server types” then click the “Next >” button.
    Outlook 2013 email setup screen with manual server configuration option selected.
  • 4. Check the radio box for “POP or IMAP” then click the “Next >” button.
    Outlook 2013 account setup screen with POP or IMAP option selected.
  • 5. Fill out all the fields on this screen.
    Your Name: The name people will see when they receive an email from you
    Email Address:Your full email address
    Account Type:Leave as POP3
    Incoming mail server:This will be ‘mail.’ plus your domain name
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP):This will be ‘mail.’ plus your domain name
    User Name:Your full email address again
    Password:The password for your email account

    Also uncheck the box for “Automatically test account settings when Next is clicked” then click on the “More Settings…” button.

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  • 6. Click on the “Outgoing Server” tab, then check the box for “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” and leave the other options on the screen as they are then click the “OK” button.
    Outlook 2013 email account setup window with SMTP server settings.
  • 7. Click the “Test Account Settings…” button
    Outlook 2013 email setup screen showing POP account settings and test account configuration.
  • 8. If both Tasks are listed as Completed then the account is successfully setup! Otherwise go back and check all your settings. Click the “Close” button.
    Outlook 2013 email setup screen showing successful test account setup with checkmarks.
  • 9. Click the “Next >” button then the “Finish” button.