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If you are able to log in to the account properly, click Close and finally click on Finish.īy following all these steps successfully, you will be able to add your iCloud account to Outlook easily.

Click on OK once you are done with filling all these details.

The type of Encrypted connection for IMAP will be SSL and for SMTP will be TLS.

In the Advanced tab look for Server Port Numbers – in Incoming server (IMAP) enter 993, and enter 587 in Outgoing server (SMTP).

Now, click on the Outgoing Server tab, and check the box against My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

Click on More Settings option, and in the settings window, in the General section, input the name of your account ( any desired name).

Don’t forget to check the box “ Remember password” and “ Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA).” Similarly, in Logon Information enter the iCloud username and password. In Account Type, select IMAP from the drop-down, in Incoming mail server, enter .com, and in Outgoing mail server, enter .com. Now you will see the Account Settings option there enter all your details asked, like name and email address.

In the next step, choose service from the given options, go for POP or IMAP and click on Next to proceed.

Select Manual setup or additional server types from the Add Account dialogue box.

Select Add Account from the Info section of File menu.

Start with opening Outlook on your system, and click on the File menu.

Now, let’s get started with adding iCloud account to Outlook. Once you generate this password, copy and save it.

To generate this password, go to the iCloud’s website and then go to the Security tab, there click on the Generate Password and proceed with further steps. This is necessary as it is the password that you will enter while being asked for password to login iCloud for safety reasons. And before you start adding your account to Outlook, you need to perform a few pre-addition formalities, like generating an app password from the website of iCloud. To add iCloud account to Outlook, you need to follow the below-mentioned steps.

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