Signing in to an IMAP account

To sign in to an IMAP account in Outlook for Mac:

1. Open Outlook for Mac.
2. Select Tools > Accounts....
3. Select + Add Account.
4. Enter the email account address and select Continue.
5. If the provider is not selected correctly, use the option to manually choose the provider.
6. Enter the IMAP account details:
   • Account description: a label for the account in Outlook
   • Full name: the name shown in sent messages
   • Email address: the full email address
   • User name: usually the full email address or the part before @, depending on the provider
   • Password: the account password
   • Incoming server: the IMAP server name from the email provider
   • Outgoing server: the SMTP server name from the email provider
   • Enable Use SSL to connect for both incoming and outgoing servers if supported
   • If needed, select Override default port to enter the provider’s required port numbers
7. If the outgoing server requires separate authentication, use More Options and select User Name and Password, then enter the outgoing server user name and password.
8. Complete the setup and allow Outlook to add the account.

If Outlook does not verify the account automatically, enter the settings manually. If the account still does not connect, recheck the IMAP server name, SMTP server name, user name format, password, port, and SSL settings provided by the email service.

Note: with POP and IMAP accounts, only email messages are synchronized. Contacts, calendar events, tasks, and notes created in Outlook are stored on the computer, not on the mail server.

References:

• Basic IMAP account settings for Outlook for Mac
• IMAP account basic settings
• Add email accounts in Outlook for Mac using Microsoft Cloud
• Add your Outlook.com account in Outlook for Mac 2011