How to Configure Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

 

1. Click Start and then click Control Panel.
2. Click User Accounts and Family Safety.
   Note: if you do not see the User Accounts and Family Safety, go to step 3.
3. Double-click Mail.
4. Click E-mail Accounts and then click New.
5. Click Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP, and then click Next.
6. Click to select the Manually configure server settings or additional server types checkbox and then click Next.
7. Click Internet E-mail and then click Next.
8. Add the following account settings:
   1. In the Your Name box, type your name as you want it to appear to recipients.
   2. In the E-mail Address box, type your e-mail address. For example, type yourusername@yourdomain.com.
   3. In Account Type, select POP3.
   4. In the Incoming Mail Server box, type mail.yourdomain.com. For example, type mail.itsweet.com.
   5. In the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) box, type mail.yourdomain.com.
   6. In the User Name box, type your account name.
   7. In the Password box, type your password.
   8. Click to select the Remember Password check box.
9. Click More Settings.
10. The General tab is optional. Add the following settings:
    1. In the Mail Account box, type the name by which you want to refer to the account. For example, type Work or yourname@yourdomain.com
    2. In the Organization box, type the name of your organization.
    3. In the Reply E-mail box, type yourname@yourdomain.com.
11. Click the Outgoing Server tab.
12. Click to select the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication checkbox.
13. If it is not already selected, click to select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
14. Click the Advanced tab.
15. If you are using a DSL type of service provider change the Outgoing server (SMTP) to 587.
16. Click to select the following checkboxes:
    1. Leave a copy of messages on the server
    2. Remove from server after 5 days
    3. Remove from server when deleted from 'Deleted Items'
17. Click OK.
18. Click Test Account Settings.
19. When all tasks have completed successfully, click Close.
20. Click Next.
21. Congratulations! You have successfully set up your account. Click Finish.

 

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