Outlook & Hotmail IMAP SMTP Setup Guide

Mozilla Thunderbird Configuration

1. Open Thunderbird and go to File → New → Existing Mail Account
2. Enter your name, Outlook email address, and password
3. Click "Configure manually" if auto-detection doesn't work
4. Set the following settings:
   • Incoming: IMAP, outlook.office365.com, Port 993, SSL/TLS
   • Outgoing: SMTP, smtp-mail.outlook.com, Port 587, STARTTLS
   • Username: your full Outlook email address
   • Authentication: OAuth2 (recommended) or Normal password
5. Click "Re-test" and then "Create Account"

Apple Mail Configuration

1. Open Mail app and go to Mail → Preferences → Accounts
2. Click the "+" button to add a new account
3. Select "Microsoft Exchange" or "Other Mail Account"
4. Enter your name, Outlook email address, and password
5. If using "Other Mail Account", configure manually:
   • Incoming Mail Server: outlook.office365.com
   • Outgoing Mail Server: smtp-mail.outlook.com
   • Use SSL for both incoming and outgoing
   • Incoming port: 993, Outgoing port: 587
6. Click "Sign In" to complete the setup

Gmail (Adding Outlook Account)

1. Open Gmail and click the gear icon → "See all settings"
2. Go to "Accounts and Import" tab
3. Click "Add a mail account" in the "Check mail from other accounts" section
4. Enter your Outlook email address and click "Next"
5. Select "Import emails from my other account (POP3)" and click "Next"
6. Configure the settings:
   • POP Server: outlook.office365.com
   • Port: 995
   • Username: your full Outlook email address
   • Password: your Outlook password
   • Check "Always use a secure connection (SSL)"
7. Click "Add Account" to complete the setup

Generic Email Client Configuration