How to setup Mac OS X Mail to check your Email
Article ID: 2896 Published: 23 Oct 2014 Updated: 30 May 2018 Authored by: Crazy Domains Support
Mail is the default email program that comes with Mac OS X. This guide will show you how to configure it to check your email account.
Make sure you have created your email address in the Hosting Manager or Plesk for Windows Hosting, before setting it up in Mac OS X Mail.
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If you have, then continue below.
Setting up Mac OS X Mail
These are the steps you need to follow to set up Mac OS X Mail to check your email:
| Step 1. | In the Dock, click on the Mail icon (the icon that looks like a postage stamp). | ||||||||
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| Step 2. | If this is the first time you've opened the Mail application, you will immediately be brought to the New Account setup assistant. Click the Continue button at the bottom right and skip to step 5 below. | ||||||||
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| Step 3. | If you've opened Mail before, wait for Mail to open then click on the Mail menu at the top left of your screen and select Preferences. | ||||||||
| Step 4. | Click on the Accounts icon at the top of the window. When Accounts window is opened, click on the plus sign ( + ) at the bottom left of the window. | ||||||||
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| Step 5. | On the next screen, General Information, you need to fill in these fields. Then click Continue. | ||||||||
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| Below is a description of the fields: | |||||||||
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| Step 6. | In the Incoming Mail Server area, you need to fill in the fields. Then click Continue. | ||||||||
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| Below is a description of the fields: | |||||||||
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| If you get an error like the example below, this either means you are not connected to the Internet or that your login data are incorrect. Try retyping both of them, making sure the Caps Lock key on your keyboard is not on. Click Continue. | |||||||||
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| Step 7. | In the Outgoing Mail Server area, you need to fill in the fields. Then click Continue. | ||||||||
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| Below is a description of the fields: | |||||||||
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| Step 8. | The Account Summary area should look like the example below. Click Continue. | ||||||||
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| Step 9. | The New Account window will now show a Conclusion area. If this is the first time you've opened Mail, you'll see the Import Mailboxes button. If you've opened Mail before, you will only see the Create Another Account button. Click Done. | ||||||||
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| Step 10. | If this is the first time you've opened Mail, you will see the Welcome dialog box below. You will not see Welcome dialog if you've opened Mail before. | ||||||||
| Step 11. | In the Accounts window, click on the newly created Account listed on the left, then Advanced. Change the drop down menu under Remove Copy from server after retrieving a message: to Right away or After one day depending on your preferences. | ||||||||
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| Step 12. | Click the red close bubble button at the top left of the Accounts window to close it. Mail is now configured to send and receive e-mail. |
Congratulations, you have added your email account to Mac OS X Mail.