The email configuration for QB give choices of Web Mail and QuickBooks E-mail. Our mail server is a self-hosted IMAP server, so I've picked Web Mail (even though it's not really webmail). I've selected 'Others' as email provider (choices are Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) and put in the correct server name and port.
Learn how to set up your email service in QuickBooks Desktop. To send invoices, reports and other transactions through Webmail or Outlook you'll need to set up email. We walk you through the steps below. Make sure that your Outlook is compatible with your version of QuickBooks Desktop by checking.
Warning: Critical Internet Explorer update needed! To provide greater security and stability, all connections used by QuickBooks Desktop to access Intuit services will need to meet certain system requirements after May 31, 2018. Make sure your Internet Explorer uses TLS 1.2 to keep features like Payroll, Online Banking, and Payments working. To learn more about this, check out. ( Note: If you already have an Outlook profile, proceed to the next step.). Contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) for the following information.
Username. Password. Incoming email server address. Incoming email server type. Outgoing email server address. Set up Outlook in QuickBooks Desktop.
If you are not seeing outlook as an option in your QuickBooks Desktop, follow the steps in. From the QuickBooks Edit menu, choose Preferences, then select Send Forms. Select Outlook, then OK. QuickBooks 2019: Available for Gmail, Yahoo Email, Windows Mail, Hotmail and AOL (i.e. Mozilla Thunderbird Email Client.) (Note:.Supports plain text version in Mozilla.). QuickBooks 2018: Available for Gmail and Hotmail/Live users in the US, UK, and Canada. QuickBooks 2017 R5 and newer: Available for Gmail users in the US only.
QuickBooks 2017 R4 and older: Secure Webmail not available. Things to know about Secure Webmail.
If you add Secure Webmail to your QuickBooks company file, you will be required to set up a complex password for your file if you don't already have one. On hosted environments such as Right Networks, you may still be asked to sign in to your webmail provider when you send emails through QuickBooks Desktop even if you use Secure Webmail.
From the QuickBooks Edit menu, choose Preferences, then select Send Forms. Select Web Mail, then Add.
Choose your provider from the drop-down and enter your email address. Ensure that the Use Enhanced Security checkbox is checked, then select OK.
( Note: You can uncheck the box for Use Enhanced Security if you receive the error message: Network Error. Please try again.). When prompted, sign in to your Intuit account. The username or email address you use here may not necessarily be the same as the one you are connecting to your QuickBooks. Your webmail provider's login page will display. Sign in and choose to grant Intuit access. How to set up Regular Webmail:.
From the QuickBooks Edit menu, choose Preferences, then select Send Forms. Select Web Mail, then Add. Fill out the Add Email Info, then OK. Select OK to save the changes. Important things to consider:. Unlike with Secure Webmail, QuickBooks Desktop will prompt you to enter your webmail password the first time you send an email using regular webmail. If Quickbooks Desktop still does not accept your password, note that web mail providers (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) require users to check the account setting for two-step verification.
See for more information. Information for Cox and CableOne users:.
For Cox users: The standard SMTP setting of Cox is not to use SSL or login information when sending emails. QuickBooks Desktop prefers SSL connections and requires log in information. Therefore, using port 25 and no SSL connection with SMTP does not work with QuickBooks Desktop. The alternative is to use SSL with port 587 or 465. For CableOne users: Use the following credentials since CableOne uses Google servers.
Email Address: Your Email. Email Provider: Gmail.
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Port: 587 or 465. SSL: Yes.