This tutorial demonstrates how to setup Microsoft Outlook to work with your email account. This tutorial relates to Microsoft Outlook 2002 but these instructions will be similar to other versions.
In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools, then E-mail Accounts.
When the email accounts wizard appears, choose Add a new e-mail account and click Next.
Choose POP3 as your server type and click Next.
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 provided for your e-mail account.
- Incoming mail server (POP3): Enter "mail.website.com", where "website.com" is the name of your web address. As an example, if your address is greensprocket.com then use mail.greensprocket.com here.
- Outgoing mail server (SMTP): Enter "mail.website.com", where "website.com" is the name of your web address. As an example, if your address is greensprocket.com then use mail.greensprocket.com here.
Click More Settings to open additional options.
Select the Outgoing Server tab.
Check on My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication. Select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
Select the Advanced tab.
Normally you would not change these settings however some Internet Service Providers block external SMTP servers. If your ISP does this you will need to use an alternate SMTP port.
Please complete these instructions first skipping this step and leaving Outgoing server (SMTP) set to "25". If after completing these instructions you can't send messages return to this step and change "25" to "2525".
If you've changed Outgoing server (SMTP) to "2525" and you still can't send email then you will need to contact your ISP. They will provide you with an SMTP server to use instead of "mail.website.com". Be sure to change "2525" back to "25" if you use your ISP's SMTP server.
Click Okay which takes you back to the previous window and click Next.
Click Finish to exit.
