How to add a mail permanently in outlook
To add a mail account permanently in Outlook, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Add a mail account using the Outlook account settings
- Open Outlook and go to the "File" menu.
- Click on "Add Account" or "Account Settings" (depending on your Outlook version).
- Click on "Manual setup or additional server types" and then click "Next".
- Select "Internet Email" and click "Next".
- Enter the following information:
- Your Name: Enter your name as you want it to appear in the "From" field of your emails.
- Email Address: Enter your email address.
- Account Type: Select "POP" or "IMAP" depending on your email provider's settings.
- Incoming mail server: Enter the incoming mail server provided by your email provider.
- Outgoing mail server (SMTP): Enter the outgoing mail server provided by your email provider.
- User Name: Enter your email address or the username provided by your email provider.
- Password: Enter your email password.
- Click "Next" and then "Finish" to complete the setup.
Method 2: Add a mail account using the Outlook account wizard
- Open Outlook and go to the "File" menu.
- Click on "Add Account" or "Account Settings" (depending on your Outlook version).
- Click on "Add Account" and then select "Email" from the list of account types.
- Enter the following information:
- Your Name: Enter your name as you want it to appear in the "From" field of your emails.
- Email Address: Enter your email address.
- Account Type: Select "POP" or "IMAP" depending on your email provider's settings.
- Password: Enter your email password.
- Click "Next" and then "Finish" to complete the setup.
Additional steps to make the account permanent
- Once you've added the account, you'll need to configure the account settings to make it permanent.
- Go to the "File" menu and click on "Account Settings" (or "Account Options" in older versions of Outlook).
- Select the account you just added and click "Change".
- In the "Change Account" window, select the "More Settings" button.
- In the "Internet Email Settings" window, select the "Outgoing Server" tab.
- Check the box next to "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication" and select "Use same settings as my incoming mail server".
- Click "OK" to save the changes.
By following these steps, you should be able to add a mail account permanently in Outlook.