This article will show you how to setup your email account in Outlook 2011.
How to create a new email account
- Open the Tools menu and choose Accounts
- Click E-mail Account
- Enter your full E-mail address
- Enter the password for this E-mail account.
- User Name: Your full email address.
- Incoming server: This is typically your domain name preceded by 'mail.', eg. mail.example.com
- Outgoing Server: This is the same as the Incoming server. You may need to check the box to 'Override default port' and use port 26 instead of the default port 25.
- Click Add Account.
How to enable SMTP Authentication
Microsoft Outlook for Mac. Add Your Gmail Account to Outlook 2011 Mac Using IMAP. To set up your Outlook client to work with Gmail: Enable IMAP in Gmail. Microsoft Outlook 2011 is the mail client designed by Microsoft for the suite Office 2011 for Mac. With Microsoft Outlook 2011, users that use it will be able to manage all the daily work completely, centralize all their emails and send them once they have been included in the tasks list, manage the calendar and the contact notebook, etc.
Once the account has been created you will need to enable SMTP Authentication.
- Open the Tools menu
- Click Accounts
- Click E-mail Account
- Click the 'More options...' button.
- From the Authentication drop-down menu and choose 'Use Incoming Server Info'
- Click the Ok button.
Outlook 2011 is now correctly configured to send and receive emails.
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While accessing the Outlook 2011 for Mac, there has been certain situations where most of the users get stuck after encountering an error. Corruption in Outlook Mac database is a major cause behind the occurrence of this error, due to which users are unable to access Outlook 2011 database.So, we have to repair corrupt Outlook database for Mac. In addition, if there is corruption or crashed database then also, this error message will display. Therefore, there is a need for a manual solution, that can help in order to rebuild Outlook for Mac 2011 Identity.
Situations that Results Corruption in Outlook Mac Database
There are many situations arises in which database may get corrupted or damaged. Therefore users must have to rebuild Outlook For Mac identity using inbuilt Database Utility:
- Suddenly, Outlook cannot open, stop working or quit all the programs
- Outlook cannot open common data items
- Outlook contacts and message list will display the blank lines.
- Outlook appears invariant contact entries
- Outlook unable to appear the clippings within the scrapbook
- Outlook cannot display the added items like Calendar events or contacts.
- Outlook appears a Window with blank Office reminders
Techniques to Rebuild Outlook for Mac 2011 Identity
Users must have to follow such steps to repair Outlook Mac database. Let us discuss:
1. Quit all Applications or Programs
i. From the menu, choose the application name.
ii. Now, click on Quit option.
iii. On the other hand, one can hold the Command & Option keys, and click Escape(ESC) button.
iv. After this, select the application from Force Quit Application Wizard and click Force Quit.
v. Finally, press Force Quit to quit all the programs.
ii. Now, click on Quit option.
iii. On the other hand, one can hold the Command & Option keys, and click Escape(ESC) button.
iv. After this, select the application from Force Quit Application Wizard and click Force Quit.
v. Finally, press Force Quit to quit all the programs.
vi. After completing the process, choose close button to close the Window.
2. Determine the available Size of Identity
To perform the database maintenance and to repair corrupt Outlook Mac database, users must have three times more space available in hard disk then current size of Outlook identity. To determine the amount of size, follow these points:
i. In the Finder, select Homeopen the documents folder.
ii. Now, open the Microsoft User Data Folder and then, Outlook 2011 identities folder.
iii. Next, Select the Identity folder.
iv. Choose to Get Info from the File menu and select Get Information to check the database size.
ii. Now, open the Microsoft User Data Folder and then, Outlook 2011 identities folder.
iii. Next, Select the Identity folder.
iv. Choose to Get Info from the File menu and select Get Information to check the database size.
When users want to create an Outlook identity, more hard disk space is required to receive the identity database. In any case, users have to add and remove messages, tasks, events, and appointments then, Outlook creates a waste space.
3. Create an Outlook 2011 Mac Backup Identity
Follow such steps, to take the backup of Outlook 2011:
i. Choose Go, click Home on the Finder icon and navigate the Documents folder.
ii. Now, open the Microsoft User Data folder.
iii. Right-click on Office 2011 identities folder and select Duplicate. Then, create a single copy of the required folder.
iv. In last, Quit all set of applications. In the ending, a backup of an identity is created and proceed the next step.
Note: Backup can be used a trusted third-party recovery software, which helps to work on non-rebuilt identities.
i. Choose Go, click Home on the Finder icon and navigate the Documents folder.
ii. Now, open the Microsoft User Data folder.
iii. Right-click on Office 2011 identities folder and select Duplicate. Then, create a single copy of the required folder.
iv. In last, Quit all set of applications. In the ending, a backup of an identity is created and proceed the next step.
Note: Backup can be used a trusted third-party recovery software, which helps to work on non-rebuilt identities.
4. Rebuild Outlook for Mac 2011 Database
Follow the following steps to repair corrupt Outlook Mac database:
i. In the beginning, users must have Quit all the programs.
ii. After that, holding the option key on the Keyboard and start the Mac Outlook 2011.
i. In the beginning, users must have Quit all the programs.
ii. After that, holding the option key on the Keyboard and start the Mac Outlook 2011.
Note: A user allows to browse the Microsoft Database Utility to access the application Folder and open the Office 2011 folder. Then, choose the Microsoft Database Utility app.
iii. Selecting the database within the Database Utility Window, and click on Rebuild.
iii. Selecting the database within the Database Utility Window, and click on Rebuild.
iv. Now, open the Rebuild Main Identity and appear the progress report. When the operation has done then, users have received a message ‘Your database was rebuilt successfully’.
v. Press Done and again, to start the Outlook to view such error issue is solved or not.
v. Press Done and again, to start the Outlook to view such error issue is solved or not.
Note: By performing above steps we can easily repair corrupt Outlook 2011 database for Mac
5. Generate a new Outlook Identity
If a user wants to use Outlook for private and professional purpose then, it may be configured with multiple identities. Each identity saves a separate set of emails, address books, account settings and so on.
In case, if Outlook has many identities, there might be a chance one of the identity becomes corrupted or damaged. Therefore, users may create a new identity to repair corrupt Outlook Mac database. Follow below steps:
i. Quit all the open applications.
ii. Click on Outlook icon and hold down the Option key in the dock. Now, open Microsoft Database utility
iii. Next, choose the plus(+) sign to merge a new Outlook identity and fill the name for a new identity.
ii. Click on Outlook icon and hold down the Option key in the dock. Now, open Microsoft Database utility
iii. Next, choose the plus(+) sign to merge a new Outlook identity and fill the name for a new identity.
iv. By default, put a newly create an identity. To perform this, click on newly created identity, choose Action button and then, click Set as the Default.
v. Finally, quit the Microsoft Database Utility and restart the Outlook.
The above steps will help in repair corrupt Outlook Mac database. If the above steps did not solve the problem, and the Outlook database becomes damaged or corrupted. Moreover, if there are no backups and no other sources of the data then, users have to start from scratch because the data cannot recover back. To begin from scratch, users must drag Outlook identity folder to the trash & restart the Outlook also, then your problem to rebuild Outlook for Mac 2011 identity is resolved.
Conclusion
Many times user faces numerous of error while utilizing Outlook For Mac 2011 which creates a hurdle in their work. To remove such error many times the user needs to rebuild Outlook for Mac 2011 identity” In the above discussion, we have covered manual solution for the same. If still there is an issue feel free to put a comment in below.