How to setup an IMAP account in Outlook 2013

This article will guide you through configuring your email on Outlook 2013.

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The first step to set up your emails is to find and select File

Next select Accounts Settings, as shown below.

Once in the Account Settings click New to add a new Email account.

On the Auto Account Setup select the option Manual setup or additional server types then click Next >

On the next screen select the type of account you are setting up, in this article we are setting up an IMAP account, so select POP or IMAP from the list and click Next >

Next we need to enter our server settings as follows:

• Your name – enter your own name or company name depending on what you would like recipients to see.
• email address – enter the email address you are setting up
• Account Type – IMAP
• Incoming mail server – imap.hosts.co.uk
• Outgoing mailserver (SMTP) – your SMTP server will be smtp.hosts.co.uk only if you your have purchased Authenticated SMTP Access, if you need to purchase this product please contact our Sales team on 0345 363 363 2
• User Name and Password – Your Username and Password are as you have set up in your Online Control Panel, if you are unsure of your Username and or Password please see this guide to reset your Password, www.names.co.uk/support/articles/how-to-change-your-email-password/

Once you have entered your details click More Settings

Now we need to enter the outgoing SMTP details, select Outgoing Server from the tabs at the top.

Tick the box labelled My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication then select the option Log on using

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Once you have entered the details click OK

This will take you back to the Account settings page, simply click Next to complete the setup.

All being well the Test Account Settings box will return a successful connection. If so just click Close to return to and finish the setup.

And finally just click Finish to complete the setup.