How to add an email account to mail mac
To add an email account to Mail on a Mac, follow these steps:
- Open Mail on your Mac. You can find it in the Applications folder or use Spotlight to search for it.
- Click on the "Mail" menu at the top of the screen and select "Preferences" from the dropdown menu.
- In the Preferences window, click on the "Accounts" tab.
- Click the "+" button at the bottom left corner of the window to add a new account.
- Select the type of account you want to add from the dropdown menu:
- "Other Mail Account" for a standard email account
- "Exchange" for an Exchange account
- "iCloud" for an iCloud email account
- "Google" for a Gmail or Google Workspace account
- "Yahoo" for a Yahoo Mail account
- Enter the required information for your email account, such as:
- Email address
- Password
- Username (if required)
- Server settings (if required)
- Click "Continue" to proceed.
- If you're adding an email account that requires authentication, you may need to enter additional information, such as:
- Server address
- Port number
- SSL/TLS settings
- Click "Create" to add the account to Mail.
- Mail will attempt to verify the account settings. If everything is correct, you should see a confirmation message.
- You can now use the new email account in Mail by selecting it from the list of accounts in the left sidebar.
Some additional tips:
- If you're having trouble adding an email account, make sure you have the correct server settings and that your email provider allows incoming and outgoing mail through their servers.
- If you're using a Gmail or Google Workspace account, you may need to enable IMAP or POP3 access in your account settings before you can add it to Mail.
- If you're using a Yahoo Mail account, you may need to enable "Less secure apps" in your account settings to allow Mail to access your account.