{"id":1674,"date":"2021-05-20T10:11:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T07:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2022-05-19T18:22:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:22:14","slug":"add-my-email-to-outlook-2013-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/add-my-email-to-outlook-2013-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Add my email to Outlook 2013 on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding your email account to a desktop client means you get quicker, more direct access to your inbox. In addition to the instant notifications whenever you receive <\/span><b>a new message, desktop clients also offer a superior interface <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">compared to browser-based applications. You usually get a more powerful word processor to make your messages look more professional, as well as a large number of email management tools and features.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are hundreds of different desktop email clients, and despite it being on the market for over two decades, Microsoft&#8217;s Outlook continues to be one of the most popular ones. With today&#8217;s article, we&#8217;ll show you the steps you need to take to set up your email account with Outlook 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b> Open Outlook<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are launching Outlook 2013 for the first time, you&#8217;ll see the <\/span><b>Set Up Your Email <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">screen. If you already have an account, you can add the new one by selecting <\/span><b>File <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&gt; <\/span><b>Add Account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> Enter your email account credentials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next screen asks you for the display name that will appear on your messages, your full email address and password. At this point, you have two options:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/add-account.png\" alt=\"Add my email to Outlook 2013 on Windows\" width=\"740\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/add-account.png 740w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/add-account-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Let Outlook automatically set up your account<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you enter the correct login details, Outlook will automatically try to connect with the server and set up the inbox on your Windows computer. It will notify you if it&#8217;s successful.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/account-created.png\" alt=\"Add my email to Outlook 2013 on Windows\" width=\"778\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/account-created.png 778w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/account-created-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/account-created-768x544.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Configure your<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/what-is-the-difference-between-pop-and-imap\/\"><b> SMTP\/IMAP\/POP3<\/b><\/a><b> settings manually<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the <\/span><b>Add Account Setup<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> screen, you have an option labeled <\/span><b>Manual setup or additional server types<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Select it if you want to configure your IMAP\/POP3 and SMTP settings manually and click <\/span><b>Next<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the next screen, you need to choose the type of account you&#8217;re going to set up. <\/span><b>POP or IMAP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the option you need to select before clicking <\/span><b>Next<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manual-setup2.png\" alt=\"Add my email to Outlook 2013 on Windows\" width=\"729\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manual-setup2.png 729w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manual-setup2-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the next screen, you can configure how Outlook 2013 connects to your email account. In the <\/span><b>Server Information <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">section, you first have to pick the protocol (POP3 or IMAP) you&#8217;re going to use to set up your account and enter the correct incoming and outgoing mail server settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><b>More Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &gt; <\/span><b>Advanced <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">section, you can also configure the ports Outlook will use to connect to your account. By default, Outlook uses POP3 and IMAP without encryption, but it&#8217;s <\/span><b>highly recommended<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you change this setting and set up an <\/span><b>SSL connection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to your email account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manual-setup1.png\" alt=\"Add my email to Outlook 2013 on Windows\" width=\"728\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manual-setup1.png 728w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manual-setup1-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By default, <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;you&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:636,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">you<\/span> need to enter mail.yourdomain.com as your incoming and outgoing mail server (make sure you substitute yourdomain.com with your actual domain), and the ports you need to use are 993 for IMAP, 995 for POP3, and 465 for SMTP.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any doubts about the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> incoming and outgoing mail server settings for your account, you can find all the information you need in your ScalaHosting Welcome Email. It&#8217;s available in your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.scalahosting.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Client Area<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the <\/span><b>My Details<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &gt; <\/span><b>Email History<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b> Click Next to let Outlook test the settings you&#8217;ve provided and set up your email account<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you click <\/span><b>Next<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Outlook will use the settings you&#8217;ve provided to log into the incoming mail server and try to send out a test message to ensure the outgoing mail server works correctly. If it&#8217;s successful, it will proceed with redirecting you to your inbox.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adding your email account to a desktop client means you get quicker, more direct access to your inbox. In addition to the instant notifications whenever you receive a new message, desktop clients also offer a superior interface compared to browser-based applications. 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