If you’re using the Windows 8 Mail app, you can add email accounts to the list of accounts that you can use for communication. This is a great way to keep your email address and other contact information organized and easily accessible. To add an email account to the Mail app, open the Accounts pane in the left pane of the app. In the Accounts pane, click on Add Account. The Add Account dialog box will appear. In the Add Account dialog box, enter your name and password for the email account you want to add. If you don’t have a password for an email account, you can create one by clicking on Create Password at the bottom of the Add Account dialog box. The next step is to choose which type of account you want to add: POP or IMAP. POP accounts are used for sending messages through your computer’s mail server; IMAP accounts are used for receiving messages from other computers over a network connection. Next, decide whether you want to add an existing account or create a new one. If you already have an existing account with Windows 8 Mail, select Yes in the Add Account dialog box and then click on Next. If you’re creating a new account, select No in the Add Account dialog box and then click on Finish. When finished adding your new email account, click on OK in the AddAccount dialog box to close it and return to the Accounts pane in left pane of Mail.
When Windows 8 was finally released to everybody they updated the Mail app to support IMAP, which means you now use any generic email account in the Metro Mail app. Here’s how to get set up.
How to Get Generic IMAP Accounts Set Up in the Metro Mail App
The first thing you need to do is hit the Windows button to switch to the Start Screen, then launch the Mail app.
Now move your mouse to the bottom right hand corner of your screen, which will bring up the Charms Bar. Then click on the Settings Charm.
Now open your account settings.
Then click on the Add an Account button.
Now choose the Other account option.
Then go ahead and choose the IMAP option.
Now you will need to enter you email address and your password, then click on the show more details link.
Note: I used a made up email address but I was setting up my iCloud account.
Now you will need to enter your IMAP and SMTP server details, if you don’t know them you will need to contact the support department of whoever issued you with your email address.
That’s all there is to it, now your mailbox should now be set up and ready to go.
