How to Access Hotmail with Mac OS X Mail

Updated October 19, 2016

1
Select "Mail | Preferences..." from the Mac OS X Mail menu

Select
Select "Mail | Preferences..." from the menu. Heinz Tschabitscher

2
Go to the "Accounts" category

Click the
Click the "+" ("Create an account.") button. Heinz Tschabitscher

  • Go to the Accounts category.
  • Click the + ("Create an account.") button.

3
Enter your name under "Full Name:"

Click
Click "Continue". Heinz Tschabitscher

  • Enter your name under Full Name:.
  • Type your Windows Live Hotmail address (something like "example@hotmail.com") under Email Address:.
  • Type your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password:.
  • Click Continue.

4
Make sure "POP" is selected under "Account Type:"

Enter your complete Windows Live Hotmail address under
Enter your complete Windows Live Hotmail address under "User Name:". Heinz Tschabitscher

  • Make sure POP is selected under Account Type:.
  • Enter "Windows Live Hotmail" (or something similar) as the Description: for this account.
  • Type "pop3.live.com" (not including the quotation marks) under Incoming Mail Server:.
  • Enter your complete Windows Live Hotmail address ("example@hotmail.com", for example) under User Name:.
  • Click Continue.

5
Enter "Windows Live Hotmail" under "Description:" for "Outgoing Mail Server"

Type
Type "smtp.live.com" under "Outgoing Mail Server:". Heinz Tschabitscher

  • Enter "Windows Live Hotmail" under Description: for Outgoing Mail Server.
  • Type "smtp.live.com" under Outgoing Mail Server:.
  • Make sure Use Authentication is checked.
  • Enter your full Windows Live Hotmail address (e.g. "example@hotmail.com") under User Name:.
  • Type your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password:.
  • Click Continue.

6
Now click "Create"

Click
Click "Create". Heinz Tschabitscher

  • Now click Create.
  • Close the Accounts window.

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