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# Email Account Setup for Microsoft Outlook for OS X

1. In order to create a new account, click on **Tools tab > Accounts**: 




2. In the pop-up window, click on + in the lower left corner and select **E-mail**




3. In the next window, enter a Private Email email address of yours. 
Once you start entering your password, a configuration list will appear.

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The settings should be as follows: 

**Username:** Your email address 
**Type:** IMAP or POP 
**Incoming server:** the name of the server your hosting account is located on. 
It can be obtained either in the welcome email in the section **Account Information**, or following the guide here
**Use SSL to connect:** this point is optional though recommended 

After that, make sure that you are using correct **port** for incoming server according to the type of connection and presence of SSL specified before. 
If necessary, click on **Override default port** and specify the needed one manually. 

**IMAP with SSL**: port number **993**
**IMAP without SSL**: port number **143**
**POP with SSL**: port number **995**
**POP without SSL** : port number **110**

**Outgoing server:** the same as the incoming server 
Again, usage of **SSL** is not mandatory, but recommended. 

If you would like to use **SSL for outgoing mail**, set port to 465. 
**Without SSL**, port number for outgoing connections should be either **26** or **587**. 



4. Upon clicking on Add Account, it will be necessary to enable SMTP authentication. 

To do so, click on **More options** and specify **Use Incoming Server Info** in the drop-down menu for **Authentication** and click OK: 

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5. Make sure that the option **Always use secure password** is **unchecked**.