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How To Set Up A New Email Account On Mac Mail?

The Mail app on your Mac computer is the inbuilt email client application on which you can add multiple email accounts. After configuring the email settings for your email account on the app, you can access those email accounts. If you are handling multiple email accounts, the app can serve as a good platform on which you can add multiple email accounts. Learn how to set up a new email account on Mac Mail by referring to the steps below.

Step-2: Add the account information

1. Several email service provider names appear on the screen. Now, select your email service provider.
2. If you cannot find the provider, select Other Mail Account.
3. In the Add a Mail Account box, enter the necessary information of your email account as given below.
   • Full Name: Enter your full name
   • Email Address: Your email address
   • Password: Email account password
4. If the Mac computer cannot find the configuration settings for the email account, the message “Account must be manually configured” appears. 
5. Click Next to proceed with settings.

Step-2: Add the account information

1. Several email service provider names appear on the screen. Now, select your email service provider.
2. If you cannot find the provider, select Other Mail Account.
3. In the Add a Mail Account box, enter the necessary information of your email account as given below.
   • Full Name: Enter your full name
   • Email Address: Your email address
   • Password: Email account password
4. If the Mac computer cannot find the configuration settings for the email account, the message “Account must be manually configured” appears. 
5. Click Next to proceed with settings.

Step-3: Configure the Incoming mail server

• Under Incoming Mail Server Info, choose either IMAP or POP as the account type.
• Input the Incoming mail server information, as mentioned here.
  1. Mail Server: Your email account Incoming mail server address
  2. User Name: Your email address
  3. Password: Email account password.
• On the next screen, input the following port details.
  1. Path Prefix: Choose Inbox

  For IMAP

  1. Port number: 993 (secure)/143 (insecure)
  2. SSL: Yes/None

  For POP3

  1. Port number: 995(secure)/110 (insecure)
  2. SSL: Yes/None
  3. Authentication: Your email password
• When you choose SSL, the Verify Certificate box pops up. 
• Select the Show Certificate button, mark the checkbox of ‘Always trust,’ and click Connect.

Step-4: Configure the Outgoing mail server

1. Next, enter the information given below under Outgoing Mail Server Info.
   • SMTP Server: Email account’s Outgoing mail server address
   • User Name: Email address
   • Password: Email account’s password
   • Port number: 465(secure)/25(insecure)
   • SSL: Yes/None
2. Click Create to save the Outgoing mail server information and create the new account on Mac Mail.