tomp
08-12-2006, 06:19 PM
This will detail how to setup your email account in Outlook 2003. It may also be applicable to previous versions however various fields and options may vary.
By way of example we will use the domain 'test.com'
1. Open Outlook
2. Click ‘Tools and then E-mail Accounts’
3. Select ‘Add a new e-mail account’ and click ‘Next’
4. Select ‘POP3’ and click ‘Next’
5. Fill in the following boxes: o Your Name = User’s Full Name
o E-mail Address = username@test.com
o Incoming mail = test.com
o Outgoing mail = test.com
o User Name = username@test.com
o Password = Your assigned password.
o Check to remember the password
6. Click the ‘More Settings’ button o On the ‘general tab’ enter YOUR_ORGANIZATION as the organization
o On the ‘outgoing server’ tab check the box next to ‘My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication’ (you may need to uncheck this box - try both) and then select ‘Use same settings as my incoming mail server’
o Click ‘OK’, ‘Next’ and then ‘Finish’
o Click ‘Tools and then E-mail Accounts’ again
o Select ‘View or change existing e-mail accounts’ and click ‘Next’
o Highlight the account you just created and click the ‘Set as Default’ button
o Click ‘Finish’
By way of example we will use the domain 'test.com'
1. Open Outlook
2. Click ‘Tools and then E-mail Accounts’
3. Select ‘Add a new e-mail account’ and click ‘Next’
4. Select ‘POP3’ and click ‘Next’
5. Fill in the following boxes: o Your Name = User’s Full Name
o E-mail Address = username@test.com
o Incoming mail = test.com
o Outgoing mail = test.com
o User Name = username@test.com
o Password = Your assigned password.
o Check to remember the password
6. Click the ‘More Settings’ button o On the ‘general tab’ enter YOUR_ORGANIZATION as the organization
o On the ‘outgoing server’ tab check the box next to ‘My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication’ (you may need to uncheck this box - try both) and then select ‘Use same settings as my incoming mail server’
o Click ‘OK’, ‘Next’ and then ‘Finish’
o Click ‘Tools and then E-mail Accounts’ again
o Select ‘View or change existing e-mail accounts’ and click ‘Next’
o Highlight the account you just created and click the ‘Set as Default’ button
o Click ‘Finish’