Add hotmail to mac mail el capitan

To add Hotmail to Mac Mail on El Capitan, follow these steps:

  1. Open Mac Mail on your El Capitan machine.
  2. Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Preferences".
  3. Click on the "Accounts" tab.
  4. Click on the "+" button at the bottom left corner of the window.
  5. Select "Other Mail Account" from the dropdown menu.
  6. Enter your Hotmail email address and password in the respective fields.
  7. Click on "Continue".
  8. Select "IMAP" as the account type.
  9. Enter the following settings:
    • Incoming Mail Server: imap-mail.outlook.com
    • Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): smtp-mail.outlook.com
    • User Name: your Hotmail email address
    • Password: your Hotmail password
  10. Click on "Create".
  11. Mac Mail will now try to connect to your Hotmail account. If everything is set up correctly, you should see a success message.

Note: If you're having trouble connecting, make sure that your Hotmail account is set up to allow IMAP access. You can do this by going to the Hotmail settings page, clicking on "View all Outlook settings", and then selecting "Accounts" > "Your email account" > "Advanced settings" > "IMAP".

Also, if you're using a Hotmail account that was created before 2013, you may need to use the following settings instead: