This tutorial assumes you have already set up an email account in your Control Panel.

1. Go to File… then click Add Account.

2. Type your Full Name as you want it to appear… enter your full Email Address… then type the Password associated with this account. When ready, click Continue.

Setup a Mail Account using IMAP - Apple Mail - Account Details

3. Select IMAP for the Account Type.

Setup a Mail Account using IMAP - Apple Mail - IMAP Account Type

4. Then type a Description, and enter the Incoming Mail Server as provided by your host. Note that this can be anything from mail.example.com to just the domain name.

5. Type your Username and Password, then click Continue.

Setup a Mail Account using IMAP - Apple Mail - Incoming Mail Server Details

6. In order to send mail from this address, we need to set up the Outgoing Mail Server. Enter a Description, then type the Outgoing Mail Server here.

7. If required by your host, check Use Authentication, then click Continue.

Setup a Mail Account using IMAP - Apple Mail - Outgoing Mail Server Details

8. Review the information and click Create.

Setup a Mail Account using IMAP - Apple Mail - Account Summary

9. That’s it! Here is the Mailbox we just set up… and all the messages on the server show up here.

Setup a Mail Account using IMAP - Apple Mail - Check Mailbox