Step 4: For incoming mail server settings, make sure that the account type is set to IMAP, then enter '' as your incoming mail server. Step 3: In the address field, enter a bogus e-mail address and leave the password field blank, then click Continue. If you've never used Mail and you're opening it for the first time, the add account wizard will appear automatically. Step 2: Launch the Mail app in OS X and start the add account wizard by going to File > Add Account. If you're not using two-step verification, move on to Step 2. Step 1: If you're using two-step verification with your Microsoft account, you need to go to and create an app password to use. Here's how to set up Mail to use IMAP for instead of POP, so you can take advantage of the new IMAP support. You can use with Apple's Mail app on OS X, but its new account wizard is preconfigured to use POP whenever you enter '' as your e-mail address. Using IMAP is preferable to POP, because it offers a way to keep your e-mail synchronized when using third-party clients.
Microsoft finally added IMAP support to its free Web e-mail service,.
