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MacOS Mail


Step 1: Open the Apple Mail Application​

Open the Apple Mail application. Then select Other Mail Account and click Continue.

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Step 2: Enter Your Login Details​

Enter your email address here to ensure the correct settings are applied

On the next screen, fill in the following details:

ItemRequired Information
NameYour first and last name
Email Addressemail@example.com
PasswordYour password
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Step 3: Server Details​

Now, enter the server details:

ItemRequired Information
Email Addressemail@example.com
UsernameThis can be left blank
PasswordYour password


Account TypeIMAP
Incoming Mail Servermail.example.com
Outgoing Mail Servermail.example.com
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Apple Mail will ask you to link apps to your account. Mail is required, but Notes and Calendar are optional. If you don't want to link them, you can uncheck them.

Then click Done.

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Step 5: Privacy Protection​

Apple Mail will ask if you want to enable Privacy Protection. This feature helps protect your privacy but may also affect how you send and receive emails. You can choose to enable or disable it based on your preferences.

You can always toggle this setting later. In this example, we chose to enable it.

Then click Continue.

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Step 6: Welcome to Apple Mail​

If everything was successful, you will now see the Apple Mail home screen. Here, you can check and manage your emails. You can also explore other app features, such as Calendar and Notes.

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