Email Setup Instructions

Related Questions

A) How do I select what folder that automatically opens when I open my Outlook email program? I would like it to go to my inbox folder automatically so I don't have to find it every time I open Outlook.  Click Here

These instructions are for Outlook or Outlook Express mail programs.

 

1) Open up Outlook and click on Tools (at the very top)


 

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2) Then click on accounts 

The image to the right will appear.

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3) Click on mail, add, add email, or new email (different versions are different)

The images below will appear as you complete the task.


4) This box (to the right) tells what name you want people to see in their  "From" window when they get an e-mail from you.

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5) The box below is the e-mail address you are setting up. If there's already a current or former e-mail address listed, delete it, you won't blow anything up.

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6) For the box below, follow our directions in red.
Use lower case. Main points to remember.

This is a POP3 type account

Enter mail.yourdomainname.com in  the POP3 (incoming box)

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7) Next box below--The user account/login is your email address ALL lowercase!!

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8) Most of the time the "manual" internet connection option is chosen.

(#3 box) More detail to the right.

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9) Last panel, more explanation given in red.

Congratulations

Most e-mail clients are different in some way,
(the boxes may be in a different order or something),
but the info you furnish will be the same as above.

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If you're still having problems

click here for Outlook Express trouble shooting or
click here for Microsoft Outlook trouble shooting