How to setup your email account in Apple Mail

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Setting up your email account in Apple Mail

This tutorial shows you how to set up Apple Mail ( Leopard ) to work with your e-mail account. You can set up previous versions of Apple Mail by using the settings in this tutorial.

Step 1: Start your Apple Mail.

Step 2: Click on " Mail " then " Preferences ".

Step 3: Select the " Accounts " tab then click the " + plus sign " at the bottom of the Account box.

Step 4: Fill in the new window with following information then click " Continue ":

Full Name	: Enter your " Display Name " this is the name that your recipients will see in the " From " field
Email Address	: Enter " Your Full Email Address "
Password	: Enter the password you set up for your email account
Please make sure to replace " yourdomain.com " with your actual domain name.

Step 5: Fill in the following Incoming Mail Server information then click " Continue ":

Account Type	: Select " POP "
Incoming Mail Server	: Enter mail.yourdomain.com
User Name	: Enter " Your Full Email Address "
Password	: Enter the password you set up for your email account
Please make sure to replace " yourdomain.com " with your actual domain name.

Step 6: Enter the following Outgoing Mail Server information then click " Continue ":

Outgoing Mail Server	: Enter mail.yourdomain.com
Use Authentication	: " Selected "
User Name	: Enter " Your Full Email Address "
Password	: Enter the password you set up for your email account
Please make sure to replace " yourdomain.com " with your actual domain name.

Step 7: Review your " Account Summary " and click " Create ".

Step 8: On the " Account Information " tab click the pull-down menu for " Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) " and select
" Edit Server List ".

Step 9: Click to " Highlight " the smtp server that you are going to use ( mail.yourdomain.com ) then click on the
" Advanced " tab and change the Server port to " 587 " and " Uncheck " Use Secure Sockets Layer then click " OK ".

Step 10: On the Accounts window click on the" Advanced " tab and change the Server port to " 110 " then " Uncheck "
Use SSL box and close your Account Settings Panel.

Congratulations! You have successfully setup your email account in Apple Mail.