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Click File from the main Outlook menu.ĭirectly below the Account Information section, locate the Add Account button and give it a click. No big deal, you have to start the ‘setup wizard’ manually.

That’s it – you’re done – have fun emailing! :).

Outlook 2016 will now open and begin downloading all of your email messages – including the ‘test’ message that Outlook sent a few moments ago during the setup.

If this is true, Microsoft 365 is useless to me.

Finally, once all of the settings have been confirmed, click the Finish button. I have seen a notice from Microsoft that Microsoft Outlook 365 will no longer connect to external email server (like ) as of.

This is all automated and happens ‘behind the scene’.

The last ‘check’ that Outlook performs before it finishes the setup is to send a test email – to yourself.

This second part – Searching for settings – can take a minute or two. Then it will determine all of the settings required for you to send and receive email. First it’ll make sure you’re connected to the Internet.

Outlook will now perform a couple of ‘checks’.

#Comcast outlook email settings full#

In the spaces provided, enter your name as you’d like it to appear in your emails, your full email address, and your password (which you’ll need to enter twice). When you’re asked if you want to set up Outlook to connect to an email account, make sure that Yes is selected and then click the Next button.Note: if the Welcome message doesn’t appear, jump down to the Create New Account section below. Click the Next button to begin the setup. When it starts, the ‘welcome screen’ should appear. If you know those two things, you’re ready go to! There are only two things you’ll need to know ahead of time in order to set up your Comcast email in Outlook 2016 – your email address and the password associated with that account.It’s actually pretty straight forward, but we’ll go step-by-step just to make sure –

Note: if you’re using the latest version of Microsoft Outlook (which is 2019), use this guide instead.

#Comcast outlook email settings install#

Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.This guide will take you each step of the way through setting up Microsoft Outlook (2016) to work with your email address. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Effective September 16, 2020, email users will see an added security checkbox in their Xfinity Connect email settings allowing them to enable/disable access to third-party email clients. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. All, We sincerely apologize for any issues you may be experiencing when attempting to access your email account via a third-party email client. Required Forum Disclaimer: The above link is a non-Microsoft website.

#Comcast outlook email settings how to#

How to Set Up Your Comcast Email Address with an Email Program Just in case you need info regarding how to access the Control Panel Mail app, that's described in the following article by Outlook MVP Diane Poremskyįor the sake of completeness, am including the Comcast account settings but since you can send messages, your settings should be correct since the (SMTP) server should be authenticating using the POP or IMAP server #3 - If you open the Control Panel app - can you receive an Outlook test message in Outlook?Ī) - With Outlook closed open the Control Panel app #2 - Do you have more then one device connecting to this account? If yes, how (POP or IMAP) is the account configured on each device?

#1 - When you connect to your account via webmail (using a browser) - do you see the messages that you are expecting to be downloaded? Hi, I'm Karl and will be happy to help you today.įirst, in the interests of full disclosure, I am not a Comcast customer so have no direct experience using a Comcast email account so please bear with me if I ask what may seem to be obvious questions (or suggest steps you have already taken since I have no way of knowing what steps you have tried)