- Step 1:On your Mac, give a double-click on the Outlook 2016 icon to open the application.
- Step 2:If you are running the Outlook 2016 program for the first time, continue with the account setup wizard to add your account.
- Step 3:Else, click the Outlook button available at the top-left corner of the screen.
- Step 4:Select the Preferences option from the drop-down list.
- Step 5:In the Outlook Preferences window, click the Accounts option under Personal Settings.
- Step 6:On the Accounts screen, click the Other Email option.
- Step 7:Type the correct email address and password in the required fields to configure a POP3 account in outlook 2016 for MAC.
- Step 8:If you wish to configure your account automatically, click the Add Account button.
- Step 9:If you wish to configure the server settings manually, deselect the “Configure automatically” checkbox.
- Step 10:Type the same email address in the User name field.
- Step 11:Click the Type drop-down menu and select POP.
- Step 12:In the Incoming server field, type the incoming mail server name(for example, pop.gmail.com).
- Step 13:If you wish to use an encrypted connection, click the “Use SSL to connect(recommended)” checkbox to configure a POP3 account in outlook 2016 for MAC.
- Step 14:In the Outgoing server field, type the outgoing mail server name(for example, smtp.gmail.com).
- Step 15:Click the “Use SSL to connect(recommended)” checkbox.
- Step 16:The port numbers will be assigned automatically if the secure connection is selected.
- Step 17:If the port number is wrong for the incoming mail server, select the “Override default port” checkbox under the Incoming server field and type 995 in the port field.
- Step 18:If the port number is incorrect for the outgoing mail server, select the checkbox “Override default port” under the Outgoing server field.
- Step 19:Enter the number 465 in the port field to configure a POP3 account in outlook 2016 for MAC.
- Step 20:After verifying the server settings, click the Add Account button.
- Step 21:Navigate to the left-side panel in the Accounts window and select the green radio button under the account name.
- Step 22:Enabling the green radio button will make the configured account as default in the Outlook 2016 application.
- Step 23:Type your desired name in the Account description field if necessary.
- Step 24:Now, you can easily access your POP3 account in Outlook 2016.
- Step 25:If you aren’t able to configure a POP3 account in outlook 2016 for MAC, contact our technical support team for remote assistance.
