Setting up your first Advanced or Standard mailbox using Mac Mail will take just a few minutes.

Note: If this is not the first mailbox you've set up with this copy of Mac Mail, follow our guide Setting up another Standard mailbox setup in Mac Mail.

Step 1: Open Mac Mail and the Welcome to Mail window will open.

Step 2: Enter your name in the Full Name text-box.

Step 3: Enter your email address in the Email Address text-box.

Step 3: Enter your incoming mail server in the Incoming Mail Server text-box. This is your domain name with "mail." added to the beginning. e.g mail.yourdomain.co.uk

Step 4: Select POP in the Account Type drop-down list.

Step 5: Enter your email address in the User Name text-box.

Step 6: Enter the mailbox password - you chose this when you created the mailbox - in the Password text-box.

Step 7: If you have an Advanced mailbox, enter smtp.yourdomain.co.uk in the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) text-box.

Important: If you are setting up a Standard mailbox, enter your ISP's SMTP server.

Step 8: Click the OK button and Mac Mail will try to connect to your mail server.

Further settings for Advanced mailbox users

Note: If you are setting up a Standard mailbox and use 123 Internet Designs Ltd Broadband or Dial, you have already configure your outgoing mail server. If you are using a Standard mailbox and connect with another ISP, ask your ISP for their outgoing mail server setup instructions.

Step 1: Click Preferences in the Mail menu.

Step 2: In the Accounts window, click the Server Settings button.

Step 3: Select Password from the Authentication drop-down list.

Step 4: Enter your email address in the User name text-box.

Step 5: Enter your mailbox password in the Password text-box.

Step 6: Click the OK button.

Saving your new mailboxClose the Accounts window, then click the Save button when prompted.