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Method 1of 2:
Adding iCloud, Exchange, Google, Yahoo, and AOL Accounts
Click the Apple menu.
ClickSystem Preferences. if you don't see the main System Preferences menu, click the Show All button at the top of the window.
ClickInternet Accounts.
Click the+button. If this button is grayed-out, you should still be able to select the service from the right frame in the next step.
Click the service you want to add.
Type in your email address and password.
Check theMailbox if it isn't.
Click Done.
Click the Mail app.
Click theMailboxesbutton.
Expand theInbox.
Click your new account to view the mail. [1]
Method 2of 2:
Adding Other Mail Accounts
Click the Safari browser button in your dock. If your account is not one of the listed options, you can add it manually. You'll be using Safari to look up the account's server details.
Visit the Apple mail service lookup page. Visithttps://www.apple.com/support/mail-settings-lookup/to look up your email server information.
Type in the email address you want to add.
Click theGobutton. This will display the server information for your account. Leave this page open for now, you'll need it later.
Click the Apple menu.
ClickSystem Preferences. If System Preferences opens to a submenu, click the Show All button at the top of the window.
ClickInternet Accounts.
Click the+button
ClickAdd Other Account.
ClickMail account.
Type your email address and password.
ClickSign In.
Type in the server information from the mail service lookup page. You may not be prompted for this. Fill out the fields in both tabs using the information from Step 4 if it's required.
ClickNext.
Check theMailbox if it isn't already.
ClickDone.
Click your Mail app in the Dock.
Click theMailboxesbutton.
Click the arrow next toInboxto expand it.
Click your newly-added account to view your mail. It may take a while for all of the messages to appear.
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