When you launch eM Client for the first time it will go through the following steps

Firstly choose Custom setup and click Next

Next choose which theme you wish to use for eM Client and then click Next - this can always be changed later in the settings

Choose your preferred layout and click Next - again this can always be changed later in the settings

Choose if you wish to enable Conversation and click Next - again this can always be changed later in the settings

Choose if you wish to automatically categorize your email in separate tabs, and then click Next - again this can always be changed later in the settings

Choose if you wish to display badges to indicate number of new messages in each folder, click Next to continue - again this can always be changed later in the settings

Choose if you wish to Enable AI features and then click Next - again this can always be changed later in the settings

If you already have an email program such as Windows 10/11 Mail or Outlook installed then you will be given the option to import your existing emails and account settings into eM Client

If you wish to import from an existing program then select the program and click Next to proceed

If you don't wish to import then select Skip Import and then click Next to proceed - you can then skip to the Mail Account Setup section to manually setup your email account(s)

The next screen will confirm which accounts you wish to import - make sure the account(s) you wish to import are ticked and then click on Finish

You may then see the screen below - this indicates that eM Client has found better configuration settings for your account and gives you the chance to keep existing settings or change to the improved settings - this is usually when it detects your are using the outdated POP3 system to access your emails and offers to change it the much improved IMAP system, but can also include suggestions for including Calendar and Contacts in your setup

Choose Change (recommended) or Keep or check / uncheck the suggestions and then click Finish to proceed

Once the import has been completed you will see the dialog box below - click on Ok to proceed

The main eM Client window will now open and you may see a prompt down the bottom right corner saying Authorization required, click on this notification to confirm the password for the email account you have just imported

Enter your password in the box, click Save password so you are not asked to enter the password every time you use eM Client, and then click Ok

- OR -

Click Accept in the dialog that opens in your web browser