How to Add an Account to the Mail App on Windows
Open the Mail App., Open the Account Settings menu., Choose an account type., Enter your account information., Access your email account.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open the Mail App.
Click “Start” and type “mail.” A small window should automatically appear, and the app displayed at the top should be the app you are looking for.
Click it once to open and continue. -
Step 2: Open the Account Settings menu.
Once the app finishes loading, you should see a series of 4 icons in the lower right-hand corner.
The bottom icon should look like a small gear.
Click this and a small menu should slide out from the right-hand side of the screen.
From the options given, click “Accounts” to continue. , Click the “Add account” options from the Account Settings menu, and a small box should appear and show you a series of different options.
These options are “Outlook.com (Outlook.com, Live.com, Hotmail, MSN), Exchange (Exchange, Office 365), Google, Yahoo! Mail, iCloud, and Other account (POP, IMAP).” If you are trying to add an account from any of the listed options, click it to continue.
If you are entering a custom email address, and know the specific options you will need to connect, click the “Other account” option at the bottom to enter the necessary information. , You will be required to enter your username and password before you can have access to your email account.
Click the type of account you are trying to access.
A new window will pop up requesting your account information.
Follow the prompts to continue.
This process is not the same for every type of email account, but it is generally very similar. , After you have added an account to your Mail app, you will want to access it.
In the upper left-hand side of the Mail window, you should see a list of connected accounts.
Select the account you want to access, and you're all done. -
Step 3: Choose an account type.
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Step 4: Enter your account information.
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Step 5: Access your email account.
Detailed Guide
Click “Start” and type “mail.” A small window should automatically appear, and the app displayed at the top should be the app you are looking for.
Click it once to open and continue.
Once the app finishes loading, you should see a series of 4 icons in the lower right-hand corner.
The bottom icon should look like a small gear.
Click this and a small menu should slide out from the right-hand side of the screen.
From the options given, click “Accounts” to continue. , Click the “Add account” options from the Account Settings menu, and a small box should appear and show you a series of different options.
These options are “Outlook.com (Outlook.com, Live.com, Hotmail, MSN), Exchange (Exchange, Office 365), Google, Yahoo! Mail, iCloud, and Other account (POP, IMAP).” If you are trying to add an account from any of the listed options, click it to continue.
If you are entering a custom email address, and know the specific options you will need to connect, click the “Other account” option at the bottom to enter the necessary information. , You will be required to enter your username and password before you can have access to your email account.
Click the type of account you are trying to access.
A new window will pop up requesting your account information.
Follow the prompts to continue.
This process is not the same for every type of email account, but it is generally very similar. , After you have added an account to your Mail app, you will want to access it.
In the upper left-hand side of the Mail window, you should see a list of connected accounts.
Select the account you want to access, and you're all done.
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