Creating/Adding an email account in Outlook 2007

Creating/Adding an email account in Outlook2007
The first step to creating an email account is to open Outlook and then navigate to "Tools->Account Settings..."


From the window that appears, select the "E-mail" tab if it is not already on top and then select "New..."


Be sure that the selection appears as below and then select "Next"


Enter the name that you wish to have attached to your outgoing emails in the "Your Name:" field Enter the email address that you will be using for this account in the "E-mail Address:" field Enter the password for this account in the "Password:" field and then in the "Retype Password:" field Note: The email address and password should already be supplied to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or hosting provider Check the "Manually configure..." box


Select the "Next" button


In this example we are creating an internet mail account so be sure that the selection appears as below and select the "Next" button


Some of these fields will already be propagated from the steps above but the primary concern here is to set the "Server Information" "Incoming mail server:" and "Outgoing mail server:" should be provided by your ISP but if not, in most cases they will be mail.<site name> or mailhost.<site name> Enter your "User Name:" and "Password:" (again, provided by your ISP) Select the "Remember password" box If your mail server requires advanced settings such as authentication or port changes, select the "More Settings..." button If no advanced settings are required proceed to testing account settings


To set authentication select the "Outgoing Server" tab and then click the checkbox and radio button as shown


To modify server ports select the "Advanced Tab" and set the ports as required. When complete select the "OK" button


Select the "Test Account Settings..." button


If prompted, fill in your information and select the "OK" button


If all is set up correctly, the following dialog should show successfully and then select the "Close" button


Select the "Next" button


Select the "Finish" button


If the newly created account is the one to be used as default, select it and then select "Set as Default" Once completed select the "Close" button

Site updated 22 January, 2011

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