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Follow these steps to set up your email account in Outlook 2013:

1. Open Outlook 2013

• Launch Outlook 2013 from the Start Menu.

2. Add a New Account

1. Click the File tab (top-left corner).

2. Click Add Account.

3. Select Manual setup or additional server types and click Next.

4. Choose POP or IMAP and click Next.

3. Enter Account Information

1. Your Name: Enter your name.

2. E-mail Address: Enter your full email address.

3. Account Type: Select IMAP.

4. Incoming Mail Server (IMAP): Enter mail.yourdomain.com or the default server address provided by your host.

5. Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): Enter mail.yourdomain.com or the default server address.

6. Login Information: Enter your email address and password.

7. Check Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA).

 Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name for a professional email setup.

4. Configure More Settings

1. Click More Settings….

2. Go to the Outgoing Server tab:

   • Check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.

3. Go to the Advanced tab:

   • Incoming server (IMAP): 993, select SSL.

   • Outgoing server (SMTP): 465, select SSL.

4. Click OK.

5. Test and Complete Setup

1. Click Next.

2. Outlook will automatically test the account settings.

3. After the test, click Close → Finish.

Your Outlook 2013 is now configured to send and receive emails using IMAP.