Below you will find instructions to add Outlook 2016 to Windows 10, and to Mac. Please follow the instructions for your specific Operating System.
Outlook 2016 for Windows 10
- Open Outlook 2016 in Windows 10, and open the File tab.
- Click the + Add Account button.
- Fill out your StartMail Email address, select Advanced options, and check the Let me set up my account manually box. Click Connect when you're done.
- Select IMAP as your account type.
- Fill out the following fields from the "Your device information" popup you have generated previously in StartMail.
Incoming mail
- Server: imap.startmail.com
- Port: 993
- Encryption method: IMAP "SSL" info
Outgoing mail
- Server: smtp.startmail.com
- Port: 465
- Encryption method: SMTP "SSL" info
Click the Connect button when you're done. - Fill out the following fields from "Your device information" popup you have generated previously in StartMail:
- Server: imap.startmail.com (this may already be filled out)
- User Name: your StartMail email address (this may already be filled out)
- Password: use the password shown in the "Your device information" popup (and not your password to sign in to your StartMail account)
- Check the Save this password in your password list box.
Click OK when you're done. - Click the OK button.
Outlook 2016 for macOS
- Open Microsoft Outlook and click Tools > Accounts. This will open the "Accounts" popup.
- If you already have an email account set up in Outlook, you can click on the + button at the bottom left, and add a New Account. If you don't have any email accounts you will see the Add Email Account button. This will open the "Set up your email" popup.
- Please enter your StartMail email address, and click Continue.
- In the new popup, please select Not Exchange? at the top right corner.
- Select IMAP/POP to be able to add the StartMail IMAP connection.
- Please add the information from the "Your device information" popup.
- Type: select IMAP
- Email Address: enter your StartMail email address
- Username: enter your StartMail email address again
- Password: use your password generated in the "Your device information" (and not the password you use to sign in to your StartMail account)
- Incoming Server: imap.startmail.com
- Port: 993
- Check the Use SSL to connect (recommended) box
- Outgoing Server:smtp.startmail.com
- Port: 465
- Check the Use SSL to connect (recommended) box
Click Add Account when you're done. - Your IMAP connection for Microsoft Outlook 2016 has now been set up. Click Done to finish the process.