How to setup an email account in Outlook 2016 / 2019 - Knowledgebase

Here are the steps on how to set up and edit an email account in Outlook 2016:

To set up an email account:

1. Open Outlook 2016.
2. Click on the "File" tab.
3. Click on the "Add Account" button.
4. In the "Account Setup" window, select the type of email account you want to add.
5. Enter your email address and password.
6. Click on the "Next" button.
7. Outlook will try to automatically configure your account. If it is successful, you will be able to send and receive email. If not, you will need to enter your account settings manually.
8. To enter your account settings manually, click on the "More Settings" button.
9. In the "Account Settings" window, enter the following information:
   • Server Name: The name of the server that hosts your email account.
   • Port: The port number that your email account uses.
   • Encryption Type: The type of encryption that your email account uses.
10. Click on the "Test Account Settings" button to make sure that Outlook can connect to your email account.
11. If Outlook can connect to your email account, click on the "Next" button.
12. Enter a name for your email account.
13. Click on the "Finish" button.

To edit an email account:

1. Open Outlook 2016.
2. Click on the "File" tab.
3. Click on the "Account Settings" button.
4. In the "Account Settings" window, select the email account you want to edit.
5. Click on the "Change" button.
6. In the "Account Settings" window, make the changes you want to the email account.
7. Click on the "Next" button.
8. Test the changes to make sure that they work correctly.
9. Click on the "Finish" button.