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How to set up an email on mac mail

1. Open 'Mail' app

Firstly, let’s open up mac mail. Then at the top right, click Mail > Add Account. 

2. Choose account type

You should see a popup like the image below, we want to select Other Mail Account.

3. Now time to enter your details

These details should be available from your service provider. If that’s us, shoot us a quick email (perhaps from another email address) or give a ring and we’ll happily provide them.

Name
The name you want to appear in a persons inbox when you send them an email

Email
Enter your email address

Password
Carefully enter your password

Click Sign In

4. More details please

A few more details to enter and you email will all be set up.

Email
This should already be entered, if not enter it again.

Username
Your full email address again **NOTE** this has a tendency to disappear, no idea why and I seem to have lost apples phone number to ask why so just double check that it’s there before you finish this screen**.

Account Type
Select IMAP.

Incoming mail server
Enter the information provided to you by nuvismedia or your service provider.

Outgoing mail server
Enter the information provided to you by nuvismedia or your service provider.

Just before you click sign in, make sure that username still has your email address in it. If not, enter it again.

5. All done

Click Sign In and you’re done. You should see your new email address on the left side of the mail application window. 

Send us a test email to check if you like, we’ll happily respond to let you know it’s working.

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