65.015 Setting up Microsoft Outlook via IMAP / SMTP

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What you will need before you start
When your email account was set up, you will have been received your email account credentials:

Username: Your email username, which is also your email address.
Password: Your email account password.
IMAP Server:  This is the email server that holds your incoming emails for you.
SMTP Server: This is the server Outlook uses to send emails.

In this example, we are going to use these credentials:
Username: test@geekcollective.co.uk
Password: hh812h24!&oaisrg
IMAP Server:  imap.geekcollective.co.uk
SMTP Server: smtp.geekcollective.co.uk

Adding the account
In Outlook, click on the File menu, then Account Settings, then Account Settings again.  This will present you with a list of email accounts currently connected to your Outlook.  Click on [New....] and then wait while Outlook looks for new accounts. When it presents you with the Outlook dialogue box:
- Enter your email in the email address field
- Click on Advanced options
- Put a tick in "Let me set up my account manually"
- Click the [Connect] button


In the Advanced setup box that follows, click on IMAP



In the IMAP Account settings panel, enter your account details:
- Incoming mail:
    - Server:  enter your IMAP server name
    - Port: enter 993
    - Encryption method: Click on None and then choose SSL/TLS from the picklist
- Outgoing mail:
    - Server: enter your SMTP server name
    - Port: enter 465
    - Encryption method: Click on None and then choose SSL/TLS from the picklist
Then click [Next]

In the second IMAP account settings panel, enter your password and then click [Connect]



In the third IMAP account settings panel, enter the email password and click [Connect]





Outlook will then connect to the email server and confirm a successful connection.  Click on [Done] to complete the process.

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