{"id":25088,"date":"2022-02-02T15:04:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/setting-up-microsoft-mail\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T13:32:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:32:08","slug":"setting-up-microsoft-mail","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/setting-up-microsoft-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up Microsoft Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Setting up Microsoft Mail<\/span><\/h4>\n

To configure\u00a0Microsoft Mail<\/strong><\/em> to work with your A2 Hosting e-mail account, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Start Mail.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Click\u00a0Accounts<\/span>, and then in the\u00a0Manage Accounts<\/span> sidebar, click\u00a0Add account<\/span>:<\/span>\n

    \"Microsoft<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    In the\u00a0Choose an account<\/span> dialog box, scroll down, and then click\u00a0Advanced setup<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Microsoft<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    In the\u00a0Advanced setup<\/span> dialog box, click\u00a0Internet email<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Microsoft<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    In the\u00a0Internet email account<\/span> dialog box, in the\u00a0Account name<\/span> text box, type a descriptive name for the account. The name can be anything you want:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Microsoft<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  6. In the\u00a0Your name<\/span> text box, type the name you want to appear on messages you send.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. \n

    In the\u00a0Incoming email server<\/span> text box, type either\u00a0<\/span>mail<\/span>.example.com<\/span><\/em><\/span>, where<\/span>\u00a0example.com<\/em><\/span> represents your domain name, or the A2 Hosting server name for your account.<\/span><\/p>\n

    For information about how to determine your account’s server name, please see\u00a0this article<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  8. \n

    In the\u00a0Account type<\/span> list box, select the type of incoming mail server that you want to use:<\/span><\/p>\n