Setting Up Your E-mail in Microsoft Outlook

This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook to work with your 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 (Outlook Express Is Very Similar)

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. If you don't have your password, call FIREWORKS on 1300 880 648

 

Incoming mail server (POP3)

Enter mail.yourwebsite.com (for example if your website was www.computer.com.au you would enter mail.computers.com.au).

 

Outgoing mail server (SMTP)

Enter the same thing again ( mail.yourwebsite.com ).

 




5. Click Finish.