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How to set up your email account automatically
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If you use an email provider like iCloud, Google, or Yahoo, Mail can automatically set up your email account with just your email address and password. Here's how:
How to Setup Email. When you open up the Mail app for the first time on your MacBook Pro it will ask you to add your email account. Go ahead and do this first step to get things started with the email setup process. If you are trying to set up an additional email account within the Mail app, you can do this upon opening the app as well.
- Go to Settings > Mail, then tap Accounts.
- Tap Add Account, then select your email provider.
- Enter your email address and password.
- Tap Next and wait for Mail to verify your account.
- Choose information from your email account, like Contacts or Calendars.
- Tap Save.
Set up Exchange account access using Mac OS X 10.10 or later. If you're running Mac OS X version 10.10 or later, follow these steps to set up an Exchange email account: Open Mail, and then do one of the following: If you've never used Mail to set up an email account, the Welcome to Mail. If you took advantage of the offer to set up an iCloud account when you first configured your Mac, you’ll see an iCloud entry in the list of accounts on the left side of the resulting window. How to Add AOL Email to Mac. Once you have logged in to your Aol account via using a web browser, click on your account name at the top right corner.; Then, go to the ‘Account security’ tab and switch the ‘Allow apps that use less secure sign in’ slider. You have to set it up as a generic IMAP account. Go to this page and click on the heading 'Apps that support IMAP and SMTP'. That will give you the correct server settings to get this set up in your Mac mail app.
If you don't see your email provider, tap Other to add your account manually.
How to set up your email account manually
If you need to set up your email account manually, make sure that you know the email settings for your account. If you don’t know them, you can look them up or contact your email provider. Then follow these steps:
- Go to Settings > Mail, then tap Accounts.
- Tap Add Account, tap Other, then tap Add Mail Account.
- Enter your name, email address, password, and a description for your account.
- Tap Next. Mail will try to find the email settings and finish your account setup. If Mail finds your email settings, tap Done to complete your account setup.
Is your email account set up? Learn more about using the Mail app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Enter account settings manually
How To Set Up Emails On Macbook
If Mail can't find your email settings, then you need to enter them manually. Tap Next, then follow these steps:
- Choose IMAP or POP for your new account. If you aren’t sure which one to choose, contact your email provider.
- Enter the information for Incoming Mail Server and Outgoing Mail Server. Then tap Next. If you don't have this information, try to look it up.
- If your email settings are correct, tap Save to finish. If the email settings are incorrect, you'll be asked to edit them.
If you still can't set up your email account or save your email settings, contact your email provider.
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