How To set up Apple Mail on Mac computer

How To set up Apple Mail on Mac computer

In this tutorial we will provide you with detailed instruction on how to configure your Email account to work on your Mac Mail application.

This article is primarily for Mail version 10.2 on Sierra (OSX 10.12.32). Your version of Apple Mail may vary depending on the version of Mac OSX you are using.

Please follow these steps:

  1. Open Apple Mail.

  2. Click Mail > Add Account



  3. Select Other Mail Account, and click Continue.



  4. Enter your email account information and click Create



  5. Mail will attempt to contact the mail server. When an autodiscover setting has been unsuccessful, the message "Unable to verify account name or password" will appear in a new settings box.
    Please fill in the fields using your email account info:

    Email Address: Enter your full email address.
    User Name: Enter your full email address.
    Password: Enter your password.
    Account Type: Select IMAP.
    Incoming Mail Server: mail.yourdomain.com
    Outgoing Mail Server: mail.yourdomain.com



  6. Click Sign In.

  7. Select the apps your want to use with this Business Email account. You must at least check Mail.



  8. Click Done.


    Additional steps for older versions of Apple Mail

    Older versions of Apple Mail will show two separate boxes for the incoming and outgoing server settings.
    If this is what you are getting, please use the following settings:

    Incoming Mail Server Info
    Account Type: IMAP
    Mail Server: mail.yourdomain.com
    User Name: Enter your full email address.
    Password: Enter your password.



    Port: 143
    (Make sure "Use SSL" is not ticked/checked)



    Outgoing Mail Server Info
    SMTP Server: mail.yourdomain.com
    User Name: Enter your full email address.
    Password: Enter your password.



    Port: 587
    (Make sure "Use SSL" is not ticked/checked)



    Apple Mail will connect to your account and begin to download your emails.



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Date Created:
12/30/2015
Last Updated:
8/2/2018