If you would like to learn more about the differences between POP and IMAP, please see the help topic, “POP vs. IMAP – Choosing Between the Two.”

To set up Outlook for Mac 2011, perform the following steps:

  1. Open Outlook for Mac 2011. From the Outlook drop-down menu in the top bar, select Preferences.

  1. On the Outlook Preferences menu, under the Personal Settings header, click Accounts.

  1. On the Accounts screen, select E-mail Account.
  1. Enter your full email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com) and password. Click Add Account.
  1. Once your email address and password is entered, the box will expand. Enter the following information into the expanded screen:

  • User Name— Enter your entire email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com).
  • Type—Select POP from the drop-down menu.
  • Incoming mail server—Enter the secure server name:
  • secure.emailsrvr.com:995
  • Outgoing mail server (SMTP)—Enter the secure server name:
  • secure.emailsrvr.com:465
  • Check the Use SSL to connect (recommend) box.
  1. Click Add Account and Confirm changes and close.
  • Note: A POP connection removes the email messages from the server during download. If you would like to leave copies on the server, click Advanced and check the Leave a copy of messages on server check box. Click OK.