configure imap account to new outlook

Question

How to configure an IMAP account in the OUTlook preview version? I registered different accounts for testing. Click to add an account and configure it directly as Exchange, Outlook.com, or Gmail. The method of configuring IMAP that I found does not work.

Answer 1

Hi @Rainbow 🌈 ,

Welcome to our forum!

Please refer to the below steps to add your account as IMAP in New Outlook for Windows:

1.Click Settings>Emails accounts>Add account:

2.In the following window, enter your email address and click Create an Outlook.com email account:

3.Then close the account create window:

4.Then the Advanced Setup option will appear. Click it.

5.Choose IMAP:

6.Then fill in the IMAP settings and click Continue.

7.The email account will be configured as IMAP:

Hope to help you!

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