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# Setting up Microsoft Outlook on Android

> Set up Microsoft Outlook on Android to access your hosting.com email with our step-by-step guide.

This article demonstrates how to set up the Microsoft Outlook app on Android to access a hosting.com e-mail account.

To configure the Outlook app to work with your hosting.com e-mail account, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have already created at least one e-mail account for your domain. If you have not done this, please see [this article](/docs/e-mail-accounts) to learn how to create an e-mail account using cPanel.

2. Start Outlook.

3. Tap **ADD ACCOUNT**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-outlook-android-add-account.png)

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   > The user interface displayed in these images may differ slightly from the version you have installed.

4. In the **Enter your email** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel, and then tap **CONTINUE**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-outlook-android-enter-email.png)

5. The **Connect IMAP** page appears. In the **Password** text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.

6. In the **Display Name** text box, type the name you want to appear on messages that you send from Outlook.

7. In the **Description** text box, type a descriptive name for the account. The name can be anything you want (for example, *Hosting.com email account* ).

8. Tap **ADVANCED SETTINGS**.

9. Under **IMAP Incoming Email Server**, confirm the following settings:

   * The **IMAP Host Name** text box is set to *mail.example.com*, where ***example.com*** represents your domain name.

   * The **Port** text box is set to **993**.

   * The **Security type** list box is set to **SSL/TLS**.

   * In the **IMAP Username** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.

   * In the **IMAP Password** text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.

10. Under **SMTP Outgoing Email Server**, confirm the following settings:

    * The **SMTP Host Name** text box is set to *mail.example.com*, where ***example.com*** represents your domain name.

    * The **Port** text box is set to **465**.

    * The **Security type** list box is set to **SSL/TLS**.

    * In the **SMTP Username** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.

    * In the **SMTP Password** text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.

11. In the top right corner of the page, tap the white check mark icon. Outlook logs in to the account.

12. Under **Would you like to add another account?**, tap **MAYBE LATER**:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-outlook-android-maybe-later.png)

    Outlook downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-outlook-android-inbox.png)

## Related articles

* [Setting up the Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013 e-mail clients](/docs/setting-up-microsoft-outlook)

* [Setting up the Microsoft Outlook 365 and Outlook 2016 e-mail clients](/docs/setting-up-the-microsoft-outlook-365-and-outlook-2016-e-mail-clients)

* [Setting up Microsoft Mail](/docs/setting-up-microsoft-mail)