{"id":1693,"date":"2021-05-20T10:19:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T07:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2022-05-11T13:40:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T10:40:04","slug":"add-my-email-to-apple-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/add-my-email-to-apple-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"Add my email to Apple Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple Mail, also known as Mac Mail, or simply Mail, is Apple\u2019s email client. It allows users to add and manage different email accounts in one place.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding an email account to your <\/span><b>Apple Mai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l allows you to receive your emails on your mac devices and respond to them on the go, instead of logging online to read or send emails.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article outlines the steps for adding an email account to<\/span><b> the Mail app.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s get to it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>First, here are things you\u2019d need to have handy:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your email address<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The email password<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019d need to decide the incoming email protocol to use (IMAP or POP)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your incoming and outgoing server settings<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your SPanel login credentials (if you don\u2019t have the email server settings)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, let\u2019s dive in.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Open the Mac Mail.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you haven\u2019t added any email account to the app, Mac will prompt you to do so the first time you open Apple Mail, taking you straight to choosing a mail account provider.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image5-14.png\" alt=\"Add my email to Apple Mail\" class=\"wp-image-1698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image5-14.png 753w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image5-14-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if you\u2019ve set up an account before and want to add a new email account, click <\/span><b>Mail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the menu and then <\/span><b>Add Account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get to the \u2018Choose a Mail account provider\u2026\u2019 screen.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <\/span><b>iCloud<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you\u2019re adding an iCloud email account.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use <\/span><b>Exchange<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to add a Microsoft Exchange email account<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selecting <\/span><b>Google<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps you add a Gmail account to the Apple Mail<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect a Yahoo mail account by selecting <\/span><b>Yahoo!<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Aol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to add an Aol Mail account to the app.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other Mail Account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option enables you to add a workspace email account.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most of<\/span><b> the options <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(iCloud, Exchange, Google, Yahoo! and Aol<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), you don\u2019t need to do much; just enter your email address and password following the onscreen instructions, and Mac will take care of the rest.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But following these steps helps you to add a workplace email in a few clicks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type your name, your workspace email address, and the password in the respective fields and click <\/span><b>Sign In<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image6-12.png\" alt=\"Add my email to Apple Mail\" class=\"wp-image-1699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image6-12.png 401w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image6-12-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clicking the button takes you to a new screen, and you might see an error message \u201cUnable to verify account name or password.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ignore the error and select the account type.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image1-18.png\" alt=\"Add my email to Apple Mail\" class=\"wp-image-1694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image1-18.png 718w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image1-18-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select IMAP if you want your messages accessible from other devices or POP to access your emails only on the device you are adding it to.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We strongly recommend you connect using IMAP. You could learn more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/what-is-the-difference-between-pop-and-imap\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IMAP and POP here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter your <\/span><b>Incoming Mail Server<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Outgoing Mail Server<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and click the <\/span><b>Sign In<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow these steps to get your email server settings if you don\u2019t have them.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log into <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/getting-started-with-spanel\/\"><b>SPanel<\/b><\/a>&#8216;s User Interface<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The default login URL is <em>yourdomain.com\/spanel <\/em>(make sure you substitute <em>yourdomain.com <\/em>with your actual domain name).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40.png\" alt=\"Add my email to Apple Mail\" class=\"wp-image-2898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40.png 453w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/40-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the homepage, click <\/span><b>Email Account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the Email section to access your existing email accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scroll to the email account you intend to add to Apple Mail, open the <strong>Actions<\/strong> drop-down menu, and click <\/span><b>Connect device<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1172\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image2-17.png\" alt=\"Add my email to Apple Mail\" class=\"wp-image-1695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image2-17.png 1172w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image2-17-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image2-17-1024x213.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image2-17-768x160.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPanel displays a pop-up containing <\/span><b>your incoming and outgoing server settings.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After entering your server setting and signing in, select the features you want to use with the account and click <\/span><b>Done<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to complete the setup.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image4-16.png\" alt=\"Add my email to Apple Mail\" class=\"wp-image-1697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image4-16.png 394w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image4-16-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Mac will populate the inbox with your email messages.&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve added other accounts, click the arrow next to the inbox icon to switch between accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image7-9.png\" alt=\"Add my email to Apple Mail\" class=\"wp-image-1700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image7-9.png 405w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image7-9-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you run into issues setting up your Apple mail, kindly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/contact-us.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visit our support team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for quick assistance.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Mail, also known as Mac Mail, or simply Mail, is Apple\u2019s email client. 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