Here’s How You Can Configure Outlook IMAP Settings

Microsoft Outlook allows you to access any email account as long as you have the correct account credentials along with the Outlook IMAP settings. Most of the accounts can be set up easily with automatic setup. However, sometimes, when you face issues with Automatic setup, you can have to go with Manual setup. In manual setup, you need to configure the IMAP or POP3 settings on your own which can be a bit tricky. You can find the settings for your specific email service online by simply searching it on Google.

For now, let’s talk about setting up Outlook IMAP settings. If you also want to set up your Outlook account as IMAP, then you don’t need to do much work. In this blog, we have mentioned the steps to configure your Outlook IMAP settings easily. Follow the steps as mentioned below in this guide and set up your Outlook account right away.

How To Configure Outlook IMAP Settings?

Here are the things you will need to configure your Outlook IMAP Settings.

1. Microsoft Outlook application installed on your PC.
2. Accurate account credentials (username and password).
3. IMAP or POP3 settings for your email in case of manual setup. Most of the email accounts such as that of popular services like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc can get added without needing these settings.

So now let’s start with how you can add your email account to Outlook in easy steps. When you set up an account using the Automatic setup, it is added as an IMAP account only. Below we have mentioned the steps to add an email account (for example Gmail) to Outlook.

1. Open the Outlook app on your device and enter your email address in the given space.
2. Now select Connect.
3. A login page will appear on your screen, with your email address showing on it. Here you need to click on Next. The look of the login page can differ according to which email service you are using but the procedure will almost be similar.
4. Now, you need to enter your account password and hit the Sign In button.
5. A configuration page will appear asking your permission to allow Outlook to access your email. Click Allow to proceed further.
6. That’s all! Your account will get added to the Outlook application using the IMAP protocol. In case, you want to use Outlook on your mobile as well to access your email account, select the “Set up Outlook Mobile on my phone, too” option. Then you will be directed to a webpage where you need to enter your mobile number to receive a link for downloading Outlook.
7. At last, select Done to finish.

After adding your account, it might take some time to sync all your emails on Outlook depending on the size of your data. Outlook only syncs emails from last year by default however you can change its settings anytime.

Once the setup is finished, you can find your newly added email account in the navigation pane below other existing accounts.

Conclusion

Outlook allows you to access all your email accounts in one place. While setting up a Microsoft account requires almost no effort, you can also set up other emails on Outlook without any trouble. You won’t need any Outlook IMAP settings as the Outlook app will configure it on its own for you. All you need is your account credentials and two minutes to add your account to Outlook.

Setting up an email account on Outlook is easy but with some help, you can do it even more quickly. We hope the above steps have helped you set up your account successfully on Outlook. However, if you can't finish with the setup due to some error or issue, don’t lose hope and contact Outlook Technical Support for assistance.