Setting up a Mail Account with Hotmail on Macbook

I am having great difficulty trying to find out how to set up my mail. Im not sure where to post this so hope this is the right place to get some help!!
When I click the icon for mail on the bottom of the desktop, it comes up 'welcome to mail', it then asks me for my name, email address and password. So I have put in my name, my hotmail email address and the password for this email address. On the next page it asks me information about the 'incoming mail server':
- account type - it gives the option of 'POP', 'IMAP' or 'Exchange' - I have no idea which one I should choose.
- It then asks for a description, so I have just typed Windows Live Hotmail
- It then asks the name of incoming mail server - again I have no idea what to put here other than hotmail.co.uk but this does not seem to work
- It then asks for my username - so here I have been typing in my hotmail email address
- It then asks for the password - so here i have been typing in my hotmail password
But this does not seem to work, it just keeps coming up that the server is not responding. There is nothing wrong with my internet connection, hence my being able to post on here!
Any help would be appreciated!
Kate

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