How to add email account on mac mail

To add an email account on Mac Mail, follow these steps:

  1. Open Mail on your Mac: You can find Mail in the Applications folder or use Spotlight to search for it.
  2. Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Preferences" from the dropdown menu.
  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 email address and password in the respective fields.
  7. Click on "Continue".
  8. Select the type of email account you want to set up (e.g. POP, IMAP, Exchange).
  9. Enter the incoming and outgoing mail server settings:
    • Incoming Mail Server: Enter the server name or IP address, and the port number (usually 993 for IMAP or 995 for POP).
    • Outgoing Mail Server: Enter the server name or IP address, and the port number (usually 587 for SMTP).
  10. Click on "Continue".
  11. If you're setting up an IMAP account, you'll be asked to select the folders you want to sync. You can choose to sync all folders or select specific ones.
  12. Click on "Create" to add the account.

Alternatively, you can also add an email account using the "Add Account" wizard:

  1. Open Mail and click on "File" in the top menu bar.
  2. Select "Add Account" from the dropdown menu.
  3. Follow the same steps as above to set up your email account.

Some common email account settings:

Note: Make sure to replace "your_exchange_server_name" with the actual name of your Exchange server.