Email Account Set-up

Outlook 2003
Outlook Express
Setting Up A New Account Setting Up A New Account
Changing An Existing Account Changing An Existing Account

Outlook 2003

New Account

Step 1:

In Outlook's menu,
  • Click on Tools,
  • Then click on Email Accounts.

Step 2:

  • Click on Add a new e-mail account.
  • Click on Next.

Step 3:

  • Click on POP3.
  • Click on Next.

Step 4:

Write in account information:
  • Under User Information write in your name and email address.
  • Under Login Information for the User Name, make sure to write in the full email address, like bobsmith@xyz.com . Then write in your password below.
  • Under "Incoming Mail Server (POP3):" and " Outgoing mail server (SMTP):" write in mail.xyz.com . Replace xyz.com with your own domain name.
  • Step 5:

    • Click on More Settings.
    • Click on Advanced.
    • Set the Outgoing server (SMTP): to 587.
    • Click on the Outgoing Server tab.

    Step 6:

    • Click on the Outgoing Server tab.
    • Select My outgoing Server Requires (SMTP) requires authentication.
    • Click on OK.

    Step 7:

    • Click on Next.

    Step 8:

    • Click on Finish.

    Step 9:

    • Test your new account by clicking on Send/Receive.


    Changing An Existing Account

    Step 1:

    In Outlook's menu
    • Click on Tools,
    • Then click on Email Accounts.

    Step 2:

    • Click on View or change existing e-mail accounts.
    • Then click on Next.

    Step 3:

    • Select the existing account that you wish to use.
    • Then click on Change.

    Step 4:

      Under User Information write in your name and email address.
    • Under Login Information for the User Name, make sure to write in the full email address, like bobsmith@xyz.com .
    • Then write in your password below.
    • Under "Incoming Mail Server (POP3):" and " Outgoing mail server (SMTP):" write in mail.xyz.com . Change xyz.com to your own domain name.

    Step 5:

    • Click on More Settings.
    • Click on Advanced.
    • Set the Outgoing server (SMTP): to 587.
    • Click on the Outgoing Server tab.

    Step 6:

    • Click on the Outgoing Server tab.
    • Select My outgoing Server Requires (SMTP) requires authentication.
    • Click on OK.

    Step 7:

    • Click on Next.

    Step 8:

    • Click on Finish.

    Step 9:

    • Test your new account settings by clicking on Send/Receive.



    OutlookExpress


    Setting Up A New Account

    Step 1:

    In Outlook Express's menu, click on Tools, then click on Accounts.

    Step 2:

    Click on Add. Click on Mail.

    Step 3:

    Write in your name. Click on Next.

    Step 4:

    Write in your email address. Click on Next.

    Step 5:

    If your domain name is like mydomain.com under "Incoming Mail(POP3, IMAP or HTTP) Server:" and " Outgoing mail(SMTP) server:" write in mail.mydomain.com .
    Change mydomain.com to your own domain name.
    Click on Next.

    Step 6:

    In Account Name, write in your FULL email address. If your email address is bobsmith@xyz.com write in bobsmith@xyz.com as the Account Name and NOT just bobsmith.
    Write in your password in the password field.
    Click on Next.

    Step 7.

    Click on Finish.

    Step 8.

    There's one more thing to change. Under the All tab, click on the name of the new account you just created. Click on Properties.

    Step 9.

    Click on Advanced.

    Step 10.

    In Advanced, change Outgoing mail (SMTP) to 587. Click on OK.

    Step 11.

    Test your new account by clicking on Send/Receive.



    Changing An Existing Account

    Step 1:

    In Outlook Express's menu, click on Tools, then click on Accounts.

    Step 2:

    Under the All tab, click on the account you're trying to set up. Click on Properties.

    Step 3:

    Click on Servers.

    Step 4:

    If your domain name is like mydomain.com :

    In Incoming mail (POP3): write mail.mydomain.com
    In Outgoing mail (SMTP): write mail.mydomain.com

    In Account Name: write in your FULL email address. If your email address is like bobsmith@xyz.com write in bobsmith@xyz.com as the Account Name and NOT just bobsmith.

    Step 5:

    Click on Advanced. In Outgoing mail (SMTP) write 587 . Click on OK.

    Step 6:

    Click on Close.

    Step 7:

    Test your new account settings by clicking on Send/Receive.