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Outlook 2011 (Mac): Set up email

This article is specific to Business Email. If you have a different type of email, please see Microsoft 365 Outlook 2011 instructions, or Workspace email Outlook 2011 instructions.

You can set up your Business Email in Outlook 2011 for Mac.

  1. Open Outlook 2011.
  2. Click the Tools menu, and then select Accounts.
    Click Tools menu, select Accounts.
  3. The next step will depend on whether you have an email account already set up in Outlook.
    If you...Do this...
    HAVE set up an email accountClick + (Add account), and select Other Email... Click +, select Other Email
    HAVE NOT set up an email accountClick Click Other Email button Other Email button
  4. Complete the following fields:
    FieldWhat to enter
    E-mail addressYour full Business Email address
    PasswordYour Business Email password.
    User nameYour full Business Email address, again
    TypeSelect IMAP
    Incoming and Outgoing serverEnter the correct server addresses for your region, found here.
  5. Click Add Account.
  6. Underneath Outgoing server, click More Options.
    Click More Options
  7. Complete the following fields:
    FieldWhat to enter
    AuthenticationSelect User Name and Password
    User nameYour full Business Email address
    PasswordYour Business Email password
    Unqualified domainLeave this blank
  8. Click OK.

Next step

  • Send yourself a test message to make sure everything is set up correctly.

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