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How do I setup my email account in Outlook?

This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook 2003® 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.

1. In Microsoft Outlook, from the Tools menu, select E-mail Accounts.

Select Tools in Outlook

2. On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next.

Add new email account

3. For your server type, select POP3 or IMAP, and then click Next.

Choose POP3 or IMAP

The differences between POP and IMAP are below to help you make your choice:

POP

  1. This method copies messages from the server to your personal computer.

  2. Fundamentally, think of it as "store your email on your computer".

  3. A pro of this method is that you are not subject to the server storage limits on your computer.

  4. A con is you cannot reference emails easily on multiple computers, and if you wish to use webmail, only the emails that haven't yet be downloaded to your computer will be available.

IMAP

  1. This method leaves email on the server, for access via Outlook, webmail or your phone. Is has more features than POP and all folders such as sent and received will be synchronised between any mail application you wish to use.

  2. A con of this method is that you are subject to the server quota for your mailbox size, so it's recommended that you download or delete emails that are no longer needed.

4. On the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3/IMAP) window, enter your information as follows:

Your Name: - Your emails will appear as from this name

E-mail Address: - Your full email address.

User Name: - Your full email address, again.

Password: - Your email accounts password.

Incoming mail server (POP3): - mail.yourdomainname.com

Outgoing mail server (SMTP): - mail.yourdomainname.com

Outlook account settings

5. Click More Settings

6. On the Internet E-mail Settings window, select the Outgoing Server tab

7. Check the box for 'My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication'

Outlook outgoing server details

8. Click OK

9. Click Next

10. Click Finish

Outlook confirmation

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