{"id":8209,"date":"2022-12-02T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T01:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=8209"},"modified":"2022-12-02T12:47:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T04:47:35","password":"","slug":"setup-outlook-smtp-email-desktop","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help\/setup-outlook-smtp-email-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Setup Outlook SMTP email on Desktop App (Existing Email)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using Outlook to send and receive emails, then you must have come across SMTP settings. This is usually required when you are using an email that is hosted by another provider, or one from a specialized domain (other than the usual email providers such as @gmail, @yahoo, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your domain&#8217;s server will require authentication from the device you are using &#8211; in this case, your desktop computer. Here&#8217;s how you can gear up your Outlook SMTP settings for your desktop email app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open your Outlook app on your desktop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the top menu, click on <\/span><b>File<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and go to <\/span><b>Info<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the dropdown for <\/span><b>Account Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and click on <\/span><b>Account Settings.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-info-account-settings-1024x631.png\" alt=\"outlook smtp info account settings\" width=\"800\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-info-account-settings-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-info-account-settings-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-info-account-settings-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-info-account-settings.png 1147w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the pop-up window, go to the <\/span><b>Email<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tab. Then double-click on the email you will set up SMTP settings for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-select-email.png\" alt=\"outlook smtp select email\" width=\"695\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-select-email.png 695w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-select-email-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the next window, click on <\/span><b>More Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-email-more-settings.png\" alt=\"outlook email more settings\" width=\"773\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-email-more-settings.png 773w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-email-more-settings-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-email-more-settings-768x410.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on \u201cOutgoing Server\u201d tab \u2192 Enable \u201cMy outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication\u201d , and select \u201cUse same settings as my incoming server\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-email-requires-authentication.png\" alt=\"outlook smtp email requires authentication\" width=\"449\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-email-requires-authentication.png 449w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-email-requires-authentication-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SMTP settings will now appear on the same window. Make sure the outgoing server (SMTP) is set to <\/span><b>465<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the type of encrypted connection to be <\/span><b>SSL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-setup-outgoing-server-ssl.png\" alt=\"outlook setup outgoing server ssl\" width=\"423\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-setup-outgoing-server-ssl.png 423w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-setup-outgoing-server-ssl-300x48.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Next<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and you will be directed to this popup &#8211; Test Account Settings &#8211; where the app will check if the email settings that you set up are working. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If everything is set up accordingly, it should look something like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-test-account-settings.png\" alt=\"outlook smtp test account settings\" width=\"559\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-test-account-settings.png 559w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/12\/outlook-smtp-test-account-settings-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend doing a test email to see if your incoming and outgoing emails are working properly.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are using Outlook to send and receive emails, then you must have come across SMTP settings. This is usually required when you are using an email that is hosted by another provider, or one from a specialized domain (other than the usual email providers such as @gmail, @yahoo, etc.). 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