Open Outlook
Start Microsoft Outlook on your computer.
Go to Account Settings
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Click on the File tab (top left).
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Select Account Settings → Account Settings again from the dropdown.
Add a New Account
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Under the Email tab, click New.
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Choose E-mail Account and click Next.
Choose Manual Setup
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Select Manual setup or additional server types.
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Click Next.
Select Service
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Choose POP or IMAP and click Next.
Enter Your Account Information
Fill in the details provided by your email host:
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Your Name: The name you want people to see.
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Email Address: Your full email address.
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Account Type: Select IMAP or POP3 (recommended).
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Incoming mail server: e.g.
mail.yourdomain.co.za -
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): e.g.
mail.yourdomain.co.za -
Username: Your full email address.
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Password: Your email password supplied by us.
More Settings
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Click More Settings → Outgoing Server tab.
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Tick My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
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Select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
Advanced Settings
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Go to the Advanced tab.
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Settings:
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Incoming: 995 (SSL) POP3 (Imap 993)
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Outgoing: 465 (SSL)
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Click OK.
Test Settings
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Back on the main window, click Test Account Settings.
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Outlook will check the connection. If all is correct, you’ll see a success message.
Finish Setup
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Click Next, then Finish.
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Your email is now set up and ready to use in Outlook.
