This article explains how to set up new e-mail accounts that use the
IMAP
protocol in a step-by-step guide.
1. Open Microsoft Outlook.
2. From the main menu, select
Tools -}
E-Mail Accounts as shown below.
3. From the next window, under E-mail, select Add a new e-mail account and press Next as shown below.
4. From the Server Type window, select IMAP and press Next.
5. On the Internet
E-mail Settings (IMAP) window, enter all the required details, i.e. your name or company name, e-mail address, IMAP and SMTP
servers, and your login details. After these have been entered, press the More Settings... button.
6. On the Internet E-mail Settings screen, highlight the Outgoing Server tab, put a tick in the first box, and highlight the first radio button labeled "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" as outlined below and press OK.
7. On the previous screen, press the Next > button.
8. When all settings have been entered, you should be presented with a "success" screen like the one shown below.
For more information about IMAP, please see Article 21, "What is IMAP?".
For advantage of IMAP over POP3
, please see Article 22, "POP3 vs IMAP".
