Setting Up Outlook 2016 for Mac

Microsoft and Apple have worked together to create Outlook 2016 for Apple Macintosh computers. Setting up your email account for use with Outlook 2016 is a simple process that will not take much time. You will need to know the following in order to setup your email account in Outlook:

• User name to access your email server. Web Hosting Hub uses the complete email address
• The email protocol that you will use in your Outlook 2016 client for Mac - IMAP or POP3
• Server names (and if you are using SSL)
• Port numbers for the server (the default ports are used for setup in this tutorial)
• Password to access the server (InMotion uses the email password to access the server)

This tutorial will provide information on how to find your ports and mail protocols, so don't worry if you do not know this information before starting.

Setting up Outlook 2016 for Mac

New installs of Outlook 2016 will run a wizard to setup email accounts. The Wizard will walk you through the setup of an email account. If you are an Web Hosting Hub customer, then you can find your email settings by going here. If you do not see the wizard or you have previously setup an email account in Outlook 2016, then go to the menu at the top of the screen you will need to click on Outlook, then click on Preferences in the options that appear, and then Accounts. If you have just completed setting up Office or Outlook 2016, then you will see the following screens:

1. 

   Welcome to Outlook. Click on the arrow to move to the next screen
2. 

   Welcome to Outlook (screen 2). Click on Get Started to proceed.
3. 

   Sign in to Activate Office. Click on Sign in. You will be using the Microsoft Outlook.com account in order to sign in. Typically, when you obtain Office, you will already have an account. If necessary, you may need to create one. Microsoft will guide you through this process.
4. 

   Select the theme that you want Outlook to use - Colorful or Classic. Click on Continue to proceed.
5. 

   You're All Set. Click on Start Using Outlook.
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   You will next to add your email account. Click on Add Account. Note: This Tutorial specifically covers how to add email accounts into Outlook.
7. 

   If you have previously added an email account in Apple computer, then this screen will be similar. If there are multiple accounts, you will see them listed in the column at left. Click on Other Email to add your email account.
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   Fill in the fields for your email account. It starts with your email address and password. The user name is the same as your email address. Note that the default ports are grayed out. You do not need to fill in the port numbers unless you are using something different. If you are using SSL, then the option should be checked. The port number for the incoming secure IMAP server is 993. The port number for the incoming secure POP3 server is 995. The secure outgoing server port number for either IMAP or POP3 is 465. These values should show in the grayed out port fields when the SSL option is selected. You can get assistance in finding your email settings by going to this article
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   If you are using a secure connection then you may be required to verify the certificate before you can proceed


How to Verify a Certificate

If you are using the SSL option for your email servers, then you may see a Verify Certificate option displayed. Click on Show Certificate, then click on Continue to proceed. Next, click on the checkbox for "Alaways trust [server name]". You will see your server name in place of [server name]. You can also look at the details for trust for the certificate. Make sure that the options is set to "Always Trust". Click on Continue to verify the certificate. You may have to do this a few times until the server saves your selection to trust the certificate. This option to verify the certificate is confirming the self-signed certificate (created on the server) to allow a secure connection. The server name should match the email server you are using.

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    If you have used the non-SSL version or if you have verified the certificate, then you will see the Accounts screen. Once the setup is completed, you can close the Accounts screen (click on the red button in the top left corner), and you will see the main Outlook screen displayed. At this point, you can use the email account for reading or composing messages. If you are using Microsoft Outlook with multiple email accounts, you will see them listed in the left-hand side. When you are composing messages with multiple accounts, you will need to click on the from option in order to determine who is sending the email.

This completes the Outlook 2016 email account setup for an Apple Mac.