{"id":24007,"date":"2022-02-02T14:14:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/how-to-setup-email-in-windows-10-mail-app\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T12:54:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:54:21","slug":"how-to-setup-email-in-windows-10-mail-app","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/how-to-setup-email-in-windows-10-mail-app\/","title":{"rendered":"How to setup Email in Windows 10 Mail App"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">This article provides you with steps to setup you email address on the default Windows mail app.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Step 1\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Type &#8220;<strong>Mail<\/strong>&#8221; into the search bar next to the start 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src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33040273926\/original\/BZNRjHqqB38egRGgvfPssK9AidwOrbaDGg.png?1588683867\" data-id=\"33040273894\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Step 3\u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; Click <strong>Add account<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow aligncenter\" style=\"width: 583px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33040279418\/original\/4l3RSPJvfF2w4kp_fBydAUy6YuLQQn8NTQ.png?1588689046\" data-id=\"33040274029\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Step 4\u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; Click <strong>Advanced Setup<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow aligncenter\" style=\"width: 583px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33040279431\/original\/C3I-oVCcXZJDRn7UMuYxXCnsVUuZO1WxAA.png?1588689071\" data-id=\"33040275275\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Step 5\u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; Click <strong>Internet Email<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 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style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Account Name:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0Anything you would like to name this account.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Your Name:<\/strong> The name that people will see when you send them an email from this account.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Incoming Mail Server:<\/strong> mail.example.com <strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Note:<\/strong> Replace example.com with your domain.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 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