Outlook Settings for Comcast email account

Microsoft Outlook; after appearing as an MS-DOS-compatible program, it has now become inseparable part of corporate world. Working with e-mails in Outlook is a whole new experience with the numerous Outlook settings.

What’s more, you can configure any e-mail account with your Outlook using the Outlook settings, including Comcast. If that’s what you’re looking for, you have come to the right place.

Outlook settings: Initial steps for creating Comcast account

Creating any new e-mail account in Outlook is very easy. Follow these steps to adjust your Outlook settings and you will have your Comcast account configured with your Outlook.

1. Open your Outlook and select ‘Email Accounts’ under ‘Tools’ Outlook settings option.
2. You will start the process of creating the account once you hit ‘Add a new email account’ option.
3. Now choose the e-mail that Comcast uses, that’s POP3 option.
4. Enter your preferred name that that will be presented to everyone.
5. Now type in your e-mail address in the right box and specify your server information using Outlook settings. This tells the email program where to go to find your account.
6. From the drop-down list next to ‘Incoming mail server’, choose POP3 Outlook settings option and type ‘mail.comcast.net’ in the box.
7. Under the ‘Outgoing mail server’, choose SMTP and type ‘smtp.comcast.net’ in the.
8. The next step is to add your unique e-mail ID and the password in the corresponding boxes.
9. Check whether your account is functioning properly first. Use the Outlook settings option ‘Test Account Settings’ and this will make sure proper communication occurs with your email account.
10. Finally, name the e-mail account by expanding ‘More Settings’. Hit the ‘General’ tab and enter your account name, like Christine’s Comcast in the ‘Mail Account’ Outlook settings option.
11. Simply hit ‘Ok’ and finish the procedure.

Now you see how easy and convenient it is to create a Comcast account in Outlook. Thanks to Outlook settings, you now have your Comcast account configured in your Outlook.