Set up an IMAP connection to your email in Outlook 2013

Note that these instructions are for Workspace email accounts.

  1. After launching Outlook go to File then click Add Account.
  2. Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types and hit Next.
  3. On the Choose Service page, select Internet E-mail and click Next.
  4. Provide the following information on the Internet E-mail Settings page.
    1. User Information

    2. In the Your Name box, enter the name you want users to see when you send email from this account
    3. In the E-mail Address box, enter your email address.

    Under Server Information:

    1. Under Account Type, select IMAP.
    2. In the Incoming Mail Server box, enter the IMAP server name: imap.secureserver.net.
    3. For Outgoing mail server (SMTP): enter smtpout.secureserver.net.

    Under Logon Information:

    1. In the User Name box enter your email address.
    2. In Password enter your password and check Remember Password.

    Click on the More Settings... button.

  5. On the Outgoing Server tab, select the My outoing server (SMTP) requires authentication checkbox. Make sure Use same settings as my incoming mail server is still ticked. Click Advanced to proceed.
  6. For Incoming server (IMAP): it is Port 993 using encrypted connection type SSL. For Outgoing server (SMTP): it is Port 465 with SSL. After you are finished press Ok.
  7. Click Test Account Settings ...
  8. Click Close, Next and Finish.

    That's it!