How to Setup Mac Mail to Check Your Email Print

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The following tutorial will show you how set up your email accounts in the default Apple email client, Mac Mail. If you have any questions regarding this set up, please feel free to contact our support so we can assist you further.

Step 1. When you initially open MacMail, you will be presented with a screen. Fill out the requested information. Once you have done this, click Continue.

In the next screen you put in the information regarding how MacMail will receive email.

Below is a description of the fields:

Welcome to Mail Screen

Full name: Your full name here
Email address: Your full email address
Password: Password of that email address

Click Continue ...

Incoming Mail server Screen

Account type: POP (Here we are using POP account as example)
Description: Type anything here this will help you identify this email account
Incoming Mail Server: mail.example.com (Replace example.com with your own domain)
Username: Your full email address
Password: The password associated with that email

Click Continue ...

Outgoing Mail Server

Description: My SMTP Server
Outgoing Mail Server: mail.example.com (Replace example.com with your own domain)
Use only this server (Ticked)
Use Authentication (Ticked)
Username: Your full email address
Password: The password associated with that email

Click Continue ...

Account Summary Screen

Once you complete setting up the account you will be presented with an Account Summary screen. Click the box that says "Take account online" if it isn't already checked. If all the information looks correct go ahead and hit create. You will now be able to use your account in MacMail.


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