Use Mail App For Your Outlook Webmail Account

If you were using the Hotmail mail service, then your email account would already be transferred to the new Outlook webmail service. Microsoft’s decision to cash in on the popularity of their Outlook mail client, by launching the Outlook mail service and merging their Hotmail webmail with it, has been a moderate success so far.

If you have one such webmail account, then you could access your account using a mail client app. You need to make sure to use the correct Outlook setting so that the app can successfully access the Outlook mail server online.

Using the Mail app to access the Outlook account

Mail client apps are very convenient to use, as it would keep all your email folders updated in your device. This would mean that you would be able to access your email messages without using the internet connection. This is very similar to the Outlook mail client that you might already be familiar with.

Make sure that you save the Outlook setting for the incoming and outgoing server and other settings correctly. The Outlook Incoming Mail Server (POP3) should be pop3.live.com; the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) should be smtp.live.com, and the IMAP server, imap.live.com.

Whether you are using the Microsoft Mail App in Windows 8.1 or the Mail App for the Mac OS X, these settings are the same for setting up the Outlook.com webmail service. In your mail app, you need to click on the option to add a new mail account. This would launch the mail setup wizard.

You will be asked to select the type of the email account, which needs to be POP for setting up the Outlook webmail account. Use the settings mentioned above for the incoming and the outgoing mail server addresses. You need to set the port numbers right, if they are not set up by default.

Once you have saved all these settings, try sending a test message to see if it works. If not, then you need to visit the Outlook website and check if the settings you saved are correctly configured. Correct them otherwise.

Similarly, you would be able to set the email accounts for other webmail services like Yahoo, Gmail, etc using such mail apps. Though almost all of these webmail services are free, some of the mail apps are not. For a quality email app with good security settings, you may have to pay a small fee.

How To Manually Configure Outlook To Connect With Office 365?

Although Microsoft Outlook is an email application that comes as a part of the Microsoft Office suite of programs, it can also be downloaded as a standalone application. This amazing email program enables users to store their personal as well as contact information, making it an essential tool for users.

It is easier to configure the Outlook setting to connect it to Office 365. You can try the following steps to achieve this task.

Mailbox server name and proxy server URL

• First, you need to sign in to the Office 365 portal, click on Outlook, and launch the web spp.
• Now, go to the upper-right corner of the page, and click the Help icon, followed by the About option.
• On this page, you need to locate and note the host address.

Creating Mailbox profile

• For creating your Mailbox profile, you need to click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Mail.
• Now, click on Show Profiles and click on Add.
• Now, name the profile and click OK.

Changing the Microsoft Exchange proxy settings

• You need to click on the Connection tab and ensure that the Connect to Microsoft Exchange option using HTTP check box is selected. Now, click on Exchange Proxy Settings.
• Now, in the Use this URL to connect to my proxy server for Exchange box, enter the host address. If you face any issues with the Outlook setting, you can contact Outlook tech support for assistance.
• Now, after selecting the specific check box, you need to enter msstd:outlook.com. Now, click and select On fast networks and connect using HTTP first. Now, you can connect using TCP/IP check box, and then click on the Select the On slow networks option by first using HTTP and then using TCP/IP check box.
• In the next step, you need to click on the Proxy authentication settings, and select the Basic Authentication option. Now, click OK two times.
• You need to now click on Check Names. Now, click on the Next option once you see the server and the user name displayed.
• Once the procedure is over, click on Finish.

By following these steps you would be able to manually configure Microsoft Outlook to connect with Office 365. However, if you have more queries regarding the features of Outlook, you can contact our technical support. Our expert technicians would help you out.