Mail hangs on account setup

I am a bit of a novice on the Mac, but I am trying!
When I launch the mail app and try to add an account the application hangs and all I can do is Force a Quit.
Can I check the mail app setup or reinstall it?
Any help much appreciated
thanks

Not sure what you mean. Are you trying to set up Mail for the first time or do you already have other mail accounts working and are trying to set up a new one? What does “the application hangs” mean? What are you observing exactly?

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