Home > EMail - Setting Up Outlook 2013-2016 Using IMAP
1- Open Account Settings.
  • In Outlook 2013 or 2016 go up to the upper left and click File, then go to Info - Account and Social Network Settings - Account Settings to open the Account Settings window.
  • Click the Email tab if not already selected.
2- Setup an account.
  • Click the New... button.
3- Auto Account Setup.
  • Select Manual setup or additional server types and click Next.
4- Choose an email Service.
  • Select POP or IMAP and then click Next in the Add Account window.
5- Enter your Internet email settings.
  • Enter the following in each field:
    • Your Name: your full name, including spaces and capitalization
    • Email address: your full EMail like support@micro-life.com
    • Account Type: IMAP
    • Incoming mail server: enter mail.micro-life.com with change micro-life.com to your domain
    • Outgoing mail server: enter mail.micro-life.com with change micro-life.com to your domain
    • User Name: enter your full EMail like "support@micro-life.com"
    • Password: enter your EMail password
      • If you check the Remember password box. Outlook will not request it each time you log on.
      • If others use your computer, it's safer to enter your password each time you check mail. You need your password if you make changes or reinstall Outlook.
  • Select More Settings ...
6- Internet email settings - Advanced.
  • Click the Advanced tab.
  • Select SSL from the drop-down menu for Use the following type of encrypted connection under Incoming Server (IMAP). The port number will change from 143 to 993.
  • Select SSL from the drop-down menu for Use the following type of encrypted connection under Outgoing Server (SMTP).
  • Enter 465 in the outgoing server (SMTP) field.
7- Internet email settings - Outgoing Server.
  • Click the Outgoing Server tab in the Internet Email Settings window.
  • Check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
  • Select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
  • Select OK and Next
8- Test Account Settings.
  • Once Log onto incoming mail server (IMAP) and Send test email message tests are completed, click Close.
  • Click Finish