Minneapolis Web Design: Setup Your Outlook 2007 Email Account

How To.... Setup Your Outlook 2007 Email Account

In order to set up Microsoft Outlook 2007^® to retrieve your email messages from your POP3 mail account follow these steps:

Open Outlook 2007
Go to the menu option entitled "Tools", then select the option "Account Settings"
Select Microsoft Exchange, POP, IMAP, or HTTP > click Next .
On the first screen that displays, select the option under the heading, E-mail, "Add a new e-mail account".
Under the Auto Account Setup , place a check in the box called Manually Configure Server settings or additional types, click Next.
Select Internet Email , click Next.
From here, you will need to enter the following information:

User Information:
   Your Name: Type your name as you would like it to appear to your mail recipients.
   E-mail Address: Type your e-mail address as yourname@yourwebsite.com

Server Information:
   Account Type: POP
   Incoming Mail Server: mail.yourwebsite.com
   Outgoing Mail Server: mail.yourwebsite.com

Logon Information:
   User Name: Type your full e-mail address (i.e. yourname@yourwebsite.com)
   Password: Type the password given at the time of your account setup.
   Check the box remember password if you would like the system to remember your    password. Please note: requiring your password to be entered each time you open    Outlook will ensure your email is better protected and will prevent others from accessing    your email without your consent.

Click the More Settings... option to go to the next step...
Click the tab across the tab entitled, "Outgoing Server". Check the box labeled, "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication".
Click "OK" to close this screen. Proceeding to the next step of the wizard will prompt you to select "Finish". Go ahead and click, Finish then close Outlook 2007 and restart the program.
Select the button entitled, "Send and Receive", when the system prompts you for an 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!

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