This
tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook
to work with your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses
on setting up Microsoft Outlook 2003, but these settings
are similar in other versions of Microsoft Outlook.
You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook
by using the settings in this tutorial.
To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft
Outlook
1. In Microsoft Outlook,
select Tools > E-mail
Accounts.
2.
On the E-mail Accounts wizard window,
select "Add
a new e-mail account" and click Next.
3.
For your server type, select "POP3" and
click Next.
4.
On the Internet E-mail Settings
(POP3) window, enter your information
as follows:
Your Name
Enter
your first and last name.
E-mail
Address
Enter your e-mail address.
User
Name
Enter your e-mail address, again.
Password
Enter the password you set up for your e-mail
account.
Incoming
mail server (POP3)
Enter mail.example.com for your
incoming mail server.
Outgoing
mail server (SMTP)
Enter mail.example.com
for your outgoing mail
server.
Click "More
Settings".
5.
On the Internet E-mail Settings
window, select the "Outgoing
Server" tab.
6.
Select "My
outgoing server (SMTP)
requires authentication."
7. Select
the "Advanced" tab
and change the "Outgoing
server (SMTP)" port
to 587 or 2525.
8. Click OK
9.
Click Next.
10. Click Finish.
Once you have completed these steps go back to your
E-mail Accounts window and click Test Account Settings.
If
you get all green checks then everything is working.
If you do not, then you may need to re-check your settings.
It could be that you have the wrong outgoing port number,
go back and change it to 2525 and then retest.
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