Setting up email in Microsoft Outlook

This tutorial will show you how to set up your email account within Microsoft Outlook 2003. These settings are also very similar in other versions of Microsoft Outlook.

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 name here
     
  • E-mail Address
    Enter your e-mail address.
     
  • User Name
    Enter your e-mail address, again.
     
  • Password
    Enter the password for this e-mail account.
     
  • Incoming mail server (POP3)
    Your incoming server is mail.mydomain.com, where "mydomain.com" is the name of your domain.
     
  • Outgoing mail server (SMTP)
    Your outgoing mail server is mail.mydomain.com, where "mydomain.com" is the name of your domain.

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) Click OK

8) Click Next

9) Click Finish

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