This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook to work withyour 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)

     

Your incoming server is mail.coolexample.com, where "coolexample.com" is the name of your domain.

     

Outgoing mail server (SMTP)

     

Enter smtp.coolexample.com where "coolexample.com" is the name of your domain. for your outgoing mail server.     

   

Click "More Settings."

     
• On the Internet E-mail Settings window, select the "Outgoing Server" tab.      
     
• Select "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication."
     
• Ifyou did not change the SMTP relay section, select "Use same settings asmy incoming mail server". If you changed the user name and password inthe SMTP relay section of your Manage Email Accounts page, select "Logon using" and enter the user name and password. The following exampleassumes you did not change your SMTP relay section in your Manage EmailAccounts page.
   

     
• Click Next.
   

     
• Click Finish.