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To add an email account to Outlook 2016 on Windows:

1. Open Outlook 2016 from your start menu.

   

2. On the top left, click the 'File' tab.

   A popout menu appears allowing you to add an account:

   

3. Click 'Add Account'.

   

4. Enter your email address eg: info@mydomainname.com.
5. Click the 'Advanced' link and check the box to set up the account manually.
6. Click the 'Connect' button.

   

7. Choose POP or IMAP. IMAP is recommended.

   

8. On the next page, you'll need to enter your Incoming and Outgoing settings.
   • Server— This is your domain name mail server name. The example above uses 'mail.mydomainname.com' for the incoming server. If you'd prefer a POP connection, you would use mail.mydomainname.com. The outgoing server is always 'mail.mydomainname.com'.
   • Port— If you chose IMAP, the secure port is 993. If you chose POP, the secure port is 995. For outgoing ports, use 465 (for secure port) or 587 (for non-ssl port).
   • Encryption— SSL/TLS. (If you do not want SSL/TLS Encryption method select None)
   • Require logon using Secure Password Authentication — Check this box.
9. Click the 'Next' button.

   

10. Enter your password and click 'Connect'.

    

11. You will see a confirmation if it was successfully set up.

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