How do I set up my TalkTalk email in Apple Mail?

Follow the steps below to set up Apple Mail to send and receive your TalkTalk emails. These steps are specific to Mac OS X 10.5. The steps for other operating systems may differ slightly:

1. Click the Mail icon in your Apple Dock.
   
   
2. Enter a name into the Full Name box. This is the name that the recipient will see when you send them an email.
   Note: If this is not your first time using Apple Mail, you may not see this screen automatically. If this is the case, click the File menu and then select Add Account from the drop-down list.
3. Enter your TalkTalk email address into the Email Address box and enter the password for your email address into the Password box. Then click Continue.
   Note: Your TalkTalk email address ends with @talktalk.net, for example,emailaddress@talktalk.net. Please ensure that you don't enter any spaces and that the email address is exactly as you created it. The password is the email password that you created when you set up your TalkTalk email account.
   
   
4. On the Incoming Mail Server screen, select POP from the Account Type drop-down list.
5. Type TalkTalk into the Description box.
6. Type mail.talktalk.net into the Incoming Mail Server box.
7. Enter your TalkTalk email address and password into the User Name and Password boxes and click Continue.
   Note: This is the same email address and password that you entered in step 3 above. Please ensure that you don't enter any spaces and that the email address is exactly as you created it.
   
   
8. On the Outgoing Mail Server screen, type smtp.talktalk.net into the Outgoing Mail Server box.
9. Ensure that the Use Authentication box is unticked and click Continue.
   
   
10. If you see the Incoming Mail Security page following a connection attempt, ensure that the Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) box is unticked and select Password from the Authentication drop-down list. Then click Continue.
    
    
11. Click Create to save the your TalkTalk email account details.
    
    

Your Apple Mail is now ready to use. You can send emails from it, and any emails that are sent to your TalkTalk email address will be displayed here each time you sign on. You can send yourself an email to check if it's working correctly.

You can get further help on this and other topics at the TalkTalk Absolute Beginners forum.