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Configure Outlook to use IMAP with an business email account

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Set Up IMAP in Outlook for Your Business Email Account Guide

If you would like to configure Outlook to use your Outlook.com account via IMAP, please follow the steps below.

ProtocolServerPortEncryption
IMAPimap-mail.outlook.com993TLS
SMTPsmtp-mail.outlook.com587STARTTLS
POPpop-mail.outlook.com995TLS

Detailed step-by-step instructions

Click on the File tab in the upper-left corner of the Outlook window.

Click Ribbon File Tab

Click Add Account.

Add Account

Enter your email address. Click on Advanced Options.

Advanced Options

Check Let me setup my account manually. Click Connect.

Manual Setup

Select IMAP

IMAP

In the IMAP Account Settings window:

  • Set Incoming mail server to imap-mail.outlook.com
  • Set Port to 993
  • Set Encryption Method to SSL/TSL
  • Set Outgoing mail server to smtp-mail.outlook.com
  • Set Port to 587
  • Set Encryption Method to STARTTLS
  • Click Next.
IMAP Settings

Enter your password and Click Connect to add the account

Connect

Click Done to close the window.

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