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If you need to update your email account settings or set up your email account in Outlook manually, use the following steps.
Update your email settings in Outlook for Windows
Sometimes you need to make a change to your email account settings. If you have a new password, if your email provider has asked you to change settings, or if you're having problems with sending and receiving email, you can change your email account settings in a few steps.
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Open Outlook and select File.
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Use the dropdown under Account Information to select the account you want to change.
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Select Account Settings.
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Select Server Settings it lets you change the login information, including the password, server name, port, and authentication settings.
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The most common settings you'll change are Server Settings.
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Use advanced setup to add a POP or IMAP email account in Outlook for Windows
If you need to enter specific values for incoming and outgoing server names, port numbers, or SSL settings, you can use Outlook's advanced setup option. You can use these instructions to add a POP or IMAP account to Outlook.
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Open Outlook and select File > Add Account.
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On the next screen, enter your email address, select Advanced options, then check the box for Let me set up my account manually and select Connect.
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Select your account type. Most of the time when you need to use this option, you'll select IMAP.
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The Account settings screen should be pre-populated with most of the account settings you need. However, if you need to look up your settings, see the POP and IMAP account settings topic. Enter your incoming and outgoing server settings and then select Next.
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Enter your password and then select Connect.
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