Procedure To Setup Outlook 2013

Microsoft Outlook, one of the most famous products of the Redmond-based behemoth, is arguably the most popular email application ever. Microsoft Outlook 2013 is the latest version of the email program, with far more advanced features and functionalities. You may want to replace your old Outlook version with this brand new edition. If so, this Outlook setting guide will help you set up Outlook 2013 in your system.

Here are some systematic instructions for setting up email on Outlook 2013 for Windows. While it can also be used for other versions of Outlook, some steps might vary.

Outlook setting instructions for adding a new account

• You need to select the File menu and choose Info
• Then, you can click on the Add Account button.
• Then, you need to choose Manual setup or additional server types
• Then, you can click on the Next button.
• After that, you can choose POP or IMAP.
• Then click on the Next button.

Account Settings

• You can enter your Name as you want it to appear on your outbound email messages.
• Then you need to enter your email address.
• After that, you can enter mail.example.com (for instance) as your Incoming Mail Server. Now the Outgoing Mail Server is the same as your Incoming Mail Server.
• Later on, enter your email address for the User Name.
• You need to type in your email password.

More settings

• After that, click on the More Settings button.
• Then, click on the Outgoing Server tab.
• Next, click the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication checkbox
• Ensure that it is using the same settings as your incoming mail server.
• Subsequently, click on the Advanced tab.
• If you are using POP3 with SSL, then please enter 995 for your port. If not then leave the port as 110.
• In case you are using POP3, you may choose when messages are to be removed from the server.
• If you are using IMAP with SSL, type in 993 for your port, or else leave it as 143.
• If you are using SMTP with SSL, you can enter 465 for your port. Or else, change it to 26.
• Lastly, click on the OK button.

Completing the Setup

• You need to click on the Next button on the E-mail Accounts window.
• After that, click on the Finish button.
• Finally, Outlook 2013 is now correctly configured to send and receive emails.

So, the Outlook setting instructions mentioned above should have helped you set up Outlook. But if you face some issues regarding the matter, then you can explore Outlook articles on this topic in the official Microsoft website for more details.