As a macOS user, you get the right email service with the in-house mail app. We’ll show you how to set up your account there.
If you own a Mac, you don’t necessarily have to worry about choosing the right email service. Apple delivers the operating system with its own mail app, which you can use to conveniently manage all your messages.
If you open the pre-installed app on your device, you have to set up a user account first, of course. Below we will show you in detail how to set up an account in Apple’s mail app.
Here’s how to set up the Mail app
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Open the Mail app from the Dock, Launchpad, or Spotlight search and click the Mail menu. Select “Accounts…” from the menu.
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If you use one of the marked accounts, you can log in directly with your user data after clicking on the corresponding entry. If your mail provider is not listed, click on “Add another account…”.
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Now click on “Mail Account”.
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Now enter your name, your e-mail address and the corresponding password. If you have an account with a well-known e-mail provider (web.de, mail.de, gmx.de and many others), Mail should find the required server settings automatically. The setup is then complete.
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If you use a mail provider that Mail does not recognize, the software will ask for your mail server data. A manual configuration of the server settings is necessary if you use the mail server of your own website.
On our overview page about managing e-mails, we also explain how you can access your messages on a Windows computer or your smartphone.
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