====== Email Setup Guide for Windows Live Mail (IMAP) ====== \\ Open your Windows Live Mail and follow the steps below to setup your email on Windows Live Mail with IMAP.\\ **Example:**\\ Name: Demo\\ Email Address: demo@lookafter.com\\ Type: IMAP\\ Steps:\\ - If you are launching Windows Live Mail for the first time, you will be directly prompted to create a new email account. You can skip to step 3 from here.\\ Otherwise, go to the [Accounts] tab.\\ {{:faq:email:windows_live_mail_setup:winlive_imap1.png|}} - Click [Email]. - On "Add your email accounts", enter your **email address** on [Email address:].\\ {{:faq:email:windows_live_mail_setup:winlive_imap2.png|}} - Key in your email account **password** on [Password:]. Make sure that the [Remember this password] option is selected. - Then, enter your **name** in the [Display name for your sent messages:] field. - Check the [Manually configure server settings] checkbox. - Click [Next] to continue. - On the incoming server information (on the left column), select **IMAP** for the [Server type:]. - On [Server address:], key in your mail server, which is **mail.yourdomain.com**.\\ Make sure that the port number is **143** and **do not** check the [Requires a secure connection SSL] option.\\ {{:faq:email:windows_live_mail_setup:winlive_imap3.png|}} - Select **Clear text** for [Authenticate using:]. - Key in your **full email address** on [Logon user name:]. - On the outgoing server information (on the right column), key in your mail server on [Server address:], which is **mail.yourdomain.com**.\\ Key in **587** for its [Port]. - Check the [Requires authentication] checkbox. - Click [Next] to proceed. - Your email account has been successfully added. Click [Finish] to close the window.\\ {{:faq:email:windows_live_mail_setup:winlive_imap4.png|}} Now, you can access your emails from your Windows Live Mail.\\ {{:faq:email:windows_live_mail_setup:winlive_imap5.png|}}