Minneapolis Web Design: Setup Your Outlook Express Email Account (or Outlook Internet Only Option)

How To.... Setup Your Outlook Express Email Account (or Outlook Internet Only Option)

In order to set up Microsoft Outlook^® to retrieve your email messages from your pop mail account follow these steps:

Open Outlook
Go to the menu option entitled Tools, then select the option Accounts
On the Mail tab, select the option to the right Add, click on the Mail... selection button.
This will bring you to the Internet Connection Wizard. Enter your name as you would like it to appear to others when you send an email. Then click Next.
From here, you will need to enter your email address for the account your are establishing. (i.e. yourname@yourwebsite.com). Select Next to continue.
At this screen you will need to type your pop server mail account address. This is typically, and for all of our hosting clients: mail.yourwebsite.com. Enter this address for both Incoming and Outgoing mail server addresses. After this has been entered, click Next.
At this point, you will designate your Account Name, which is the first part of your email address. (i.e. yourname@yourwebsite.com, yourname) Then type in the password that you have established with your hosting provider.
The next screen will ask you how you wish to connect to your mail account. Select whichever option is appropriate for your situation.
Almost Done! The next step is to finish the wizard and log in to check your mail. Therefore, select Finish on the remaining screen, then close the Account Setup window.
You will then be brought back to the window allowing you to add accounts as in the first step of these instructions. Click and highlight the account you have just added, then select Properties.
At this screen, click the tab at the top entitled, Servers, and check the box towards the bottom under Outgoing Mail Server, that reads My server requires authentication. Select Apply then OK.

Select the button entitled, Send and Receive, when the system prompts you for a account name and password, enter your full email address (i.e. yourname@yourwebsite.com), and then your password.
At this point your email messages will begin to populate your inbox, and your email account setup has now been completed!

If you are a client hosting your website with us, feel free to contact us if you have any trouble with setting up your email account. We are always here to help!