How To Setup A Mail Account On A Mac

Want to create or add a new account to your Mac? Follow us through the procedure to set up a mail account on a Mac.

If you don’t have an email account, you have to create a new email address.

To create a Gmail account, go to the Gmail official website and select Create a new account.

Create a new email account by following the instructions on the screen.

Launch your Mail application to set up a mail account.

Click the Go menu and select Applications.

You can find the Mail app in the Applications folder.

Otherwise, click the Mail icon on the Launchpad.

Now, go to the Mail menu near the Apple icon on the top-left corner of the screen.

Select the Preferences option from the displayed list.

Navigate to the Accounts tab and click on the “+” icon at the bottom-left corner of the window.

Enter your name, email address, and password in the Add Account window. Then, click Continue.

In the Incoming Mail Server window, choose Account type as POP.

Type your mail server address and enter the username and password of your account. Then, click on the Continue button.

The username is the email address of your account.

When the Incoming Mail Security window appears, checkmark the Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

Select the Authentication method using the password option.

In the Outgoing Mail Server window, enter your outgoing mail server address, username, and password.

Select the Use Authentication box for security purposes.

The incoming and outgoing mail server addresses are mail.domain.com.

If you are adding your Gmail account, your server address is mail.gmail.com.

Once the connection is established, checkmark the Take account online option. Then, click on the Create button.

Now, you can view your added account on the left panel of the Accounts window.

You can now easily send and receive emails from your Mac device.