How to Create a Zoho Mail Email Account

Zoho is software that has tools and applications ideal for managing a business. One of its applications is Zoho Mail, a messaging server that adapts to the demands of companies.

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1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Zoho email?
2. How can I download the Zoho application on my mobile?
3. What is the procedure to create a Zoho account?
4. How should we set up a Zoho account?
   1. By using Outlook
   2. With the Android and iOS App

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Zoho email?

Zoho Email provides your users with essential features and tools to achieve excellent business management results . Next we will tell you the advantages that you will have if you decide to use this App:

• It is not necessary for your computer to have advanced technical features, since Zoho works correctly on all devices.
• You can simultaneously use other software applications. In addition, various email accounts can be integrated.
• Permissionsfor other Zoho CRM applications can be directly enabled and disabled .

It should be noted that Zoho email also has features that are not entirely convenient for its customers.

One of the disadvantages of using this email is that the free version of the software does not have all the tools and applications to manage your business. Another disadvantage is that Zoho is a server that is hosted on the web and therefore you can only use it if you are connected to the internet.

How can I download the Zoho application on my mobile?

The platform has an application available for mobile devices that have an iOS or Android 4.0 or higher operating system, this can be downloaded from the Play Store .

Once you have downloaded and installed the application on your mobile you must make sure you have a validated and active Zoho CRM account . To obtain the activation and the mobile edition you will have to go to settings and locate the ‘Users and control’ section.

Later you will have to select the options: security control, profiles and other permissions to access the CR mobile applications section where you can activate or deactivate the permission to obtain the activation and mobile edition.

What is the procedure to create a Zoho account?

1. The first thing you need to do to create an account is go to the Zoho home page .
2. Once you are on the main page you must select if you want to create a personal or business account. You can select the type of account in the registration panelsection .
3. After making the selection you will have to press the ‘Register now’ buttonto access the registration section.
4. In the registration section you can see the variety of payment plans offered by the server and choose the one that suits you best. Zoho offers its customers a free plan with which they can enjoy the basic functions of this software and use a domain.
5. When you choose the plan you are going to use, click on it to select the option to ‘Register now’.
6. Following the obtaining of the plan you must select a domain. Zoho Mail allows you to register an existing domain and offers you the option to buy a new one.
7. Finally, you will have to fill in the registration formwith your personal data and verify them together with your telephone number after receiving and placing a verification code.

In addition to the paid plans, Zoho offers its customers a free plan with which they can enjoy the basic functions of this software and use a domain.

How should we set up a Zoho account?

You can set up a Zoho account using Outlook and with the application available for mobile devices with iOS and Android operating systems.

By using Outlook

• To set up an account using Outlook you will have to:

1. Enter and Log in to your Outlook account to access the settings menu and enable access to IMAP.
2. After logging in click on ‘File’ and select ‘Add account’.
3. In the ‘Add account’ menu put your user information, your name, the email address of the Zoho account, your password and the server information.
4. To configure the server information, go to the service selection section and press the option ‘Access to IMAP’, you will be able to enable it after checking the checkbox.
5. Go to ‘Settings’, select the email accounts section.
6. In the ‘Add account’ menu put your user information, your name, the email address of the Zoho account, your password and the server information.

Specific settings must have the following IMAP data, such as incoming server: (IMAP): 993; as outgoing server (SMTP): 465 and SSL for the connection. When these data are already there, click on the ‘Accept’ button to return to the ‘Add new email account ‘ section.

Later you will be able to select the option ‘Test account configuration’ , this will allow you to check the information of the configuration that you previously made.

With the Android and iOS App

• To configure Zoho mail with the Android and iOS App you must do the following:

1. Verify that the mail server is using IMAP technology.
2. Then you have to enter the Mail application to locate and select the option ‘Add Account’.
3. In ‘Add Account’ you will have to press the ‘Others’ button and choose the “IMAP” option. Then enter the email address and your password,
4. Finally you will have to access the “Manual configuration”option and enter the username, email address and password there. In the IMAP input server data you must place: imap.zoho.com, as the security type select SSL and in the Plain authentication type. As port the number combination 993. In the outgoing server data, the SMTP server must be smtp.zoho.com, the SSL security type, port 465 and Plain as the authentication type.