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If you're trying to add your Outlook.com account to Outlook or another mail app, you might need the POP, IMAP, or SMTP settings. You can find them below or by viewing them in your Outlook.com settings.
Sign in to your account using Outlook Web App. For help signing in, see Sign in to Outlook Web App. In Outlook Web App, on the toolbar, select Settings > Mail > POP and IMAP. The POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP server name and other settings you may need to enter are listed on the POP and IMAP settings page.
The incoming mail server for an IMAP account may also be called the IMAP server. For example, if your e-mail provider is example.com, the incoming mail server is likely imap.example.com. Override default port. To be able to edit the port number that follows the server address, select this check box.
On the Change Account window, check the Incoming mail server and Outgoing mail server settings against those from your email provider or the reference article. If it's different, update the settings.
When Microsoft Outlook fails to connect to your email server, you stop getting incoming emails and can’t send new emails from your end. This situation prevents you from performing any email-related tasks. Luckily, there are ways to get around this issue.
To access your email account through Outlook, you'll need three things: Microsoft Outlook installed on your computer. Your username and password for your email account. The POP3 or IMAP details for your provider, if you're not using a well-known provider like Gmail.
Connecting to your Outlook.com mailbox hosted on the Outlook Mail platform is really easy as Outlook makes use of the Autodiscover service to automatically configure Outlook. In Outlook, simply select to add an account and use the Auto Account Setup method to configure your account.
If you are trying to set up an Office 365 for business account with Outlook, see POP and IMAP settings for Outlook Office 365 for business for the incoming (IMAP) and outgoing mail (SMTP) server names.
You may need to manually add your email account. Choose from one of the advanced methods below: Use advanced setup to add a POP or IMAP email account in Outlook for Windows. If you need to enter specific values for incoming and outgoing server names, port numbers, or SSL settings, you can use Outlook's advanced setup option.
Sign in to Outlook on the web with your work or school account. Go to outlook.office.com. If you're not automatically signed in with your work or school account, follow the prompts to enter the email address and password for your work or school account.