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4.Clickthe+(plus)signbelowtheaccountlist.
5.Create a macOS account that you will then use to
createa newAppleID.
6.Select the fast-user switching menu at the
upper-right corner of your macOS screen and
pickthenewlycreatedaccount.
7.Skip the step during the account completion
processtouseorcreateanAppleID.
8.When the account finishes initial set up, open the
InternetAccountspreference pane.
9.ClicktheiCloudlogo.
10.ClickCreateAppleIDatthesign-inprompt.
11.Click the text link ‘Get a free iCloud email
address’.
12.The Email Address field changes to an empty
field and ‘@icloud.com’. You can now enter an
address you want. (macOS will warn you if it’s
notavailable.)
13.Click Next and provide the confirmation data
Applerequirestofinishcreatingtheaccount.
14.Log out of this new account (Command > Log
Out[accountname]).
15.You can optionally disable fast-user switching.Now, in Mail for macOS or iOS, or in third-party
email clients, you can enter your new Apple ID
account information to access the associated
icloud.com email address, even while using a
different Apple ID account for iCloud syncing. (If
you enabled two-factor authentication, you’ll need
to create an app-specific password for each mail
client with which you use the email account.)