{"id":198,"date":"2025-11-07T11:59:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T11:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/kb\/adding-your-email-to-microsoft-outlook-classic\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T11:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T11:59:54","slug":"adding-your-email-to-microsoft-outlook-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/adding-your-email-to-microsoft-outlook-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding your email to Microsoft Outlook [Classic]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Adding your email account to Microsoft Outlook allows you to manage your emails, calendar, and contacts all in one place. This guide walks you through the steps to get started using the Outlook App for your emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you require:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you begin, make sure you have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your full email address (e.g., yourname@yourdomain.com)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your email password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Incoming and outgoing mail server details <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps To Adding your email <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Open Outlook Classic App<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Launch Microsoft Outlook on your computer. Note that the Classic Outlook is the Desktop Application from M365 and differs slightly from the New Outlook for Windows from the Microsoft store.  The Microsoft outlook Classic is the one on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_side_by_side-1024x535.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208\" style=\"width:605px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_side_by_side-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_side_by_side-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_side_by_side-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_side_by_side-1536x802.png 1536w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_side_by_side-770x402.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_side_by_side.png 1854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Go to Account Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>File<\/strong> in the top-left corner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_classic-1024x236.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-207\" style=\"width:555px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_classic-1024x236.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_classic-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_classic-768x177.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_classic-1536x353.png 1536w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_classic-770x177.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Outlook_classic.png 1912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Add Account<\/strong> Button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also use <strong>Account Settings<\/strong>, then click <strong>Account Settings<\/strong> again from the dropdown to add and remove Accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Add_button-1024x935.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-205\" style=\"width:381px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Add_button-1024x935.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Add_button-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Add_button-768x701.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Add_button-770x703.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Add_button.png 1061w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Add a New Account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the <strong>Email<\/strong> tab, input the Email Address you want to Setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong>, then <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the option to <strong>Let me Set Up My Account Manually<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Connect<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/add_email_input-1024x948.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204\" style=\"width:425px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/add_email_input-1024x948.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/add_email_input-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/add_email_input-768x711.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/add_email_input-770x713.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/add_email_input.png 1058w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Select Account Type<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose <strong> IMAP<\/strong> option from Advanced Setup <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"942\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_option-1024x942.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203\" style=\"width:440px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_option-1024x942.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_option-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_option-768x707.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_option-770x708.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_option.png 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Enter User and Server Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the following fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Incoming mail server<\/strong>: e.g., <code>mail.yourdomain.com<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Incoming Server Port<\/strong>: 993 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Encryption Method<\/strong>: SSL\/TLS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Required Logon using Secure Password Authentication (optional)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outgoing mail server (SMTP)<\/strong>: e.g., <code>mail.yourdomain.com<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outgoing mail Server Port<\/strong>: 465<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Required Logon using Secure Password Authentication (optional)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Next<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_settings-1024x945.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201\" style=\"width:432px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_settings-1024x945.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_settings-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_settings-768x709.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_settings-770x710.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/imap_settings.png 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Connect with Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Input the <strong>Email Account password\u2026<\/strong>, then<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Connect<\/strong> Button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/connect_to_imap_server-1024x945.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202\" style=\"width:401px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/connect_to_imap_server-1024x945.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/connect_to_imap_server-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/connect_to_imap_server-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/connect_to_imap_server-770x710.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/connect_to_imap_server.png 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Finish Setup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once Setup connection is Successful, you should get an Account Added message<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Done<\/strong>, to Close the Account Settings window and you can start sending and receiving emails right away..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Setup_done-1024x950.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200\" style=\"width:434px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Setup_done-1024x950.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Setup_done-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Setup_done-768x713.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Setup_done-770x714.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Setup_done.png 1052w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>**Your email account is now configured in Microsoft Outlook [Classic]**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudabove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Adding_account_classic-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adding your email account to Microsoft Outlook allows you to manage your emails, calendar, and contacts all in one place. This guide walks you through the steps to get started using the Outlook App for your emails. What you require: Before you begin, make sure you have: Your full email&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-email"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions\/209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudabove.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}