Outlook Express Tutorial
Setting Up Your Outlook Express E-mail Account
- Open Outlook Express.
- Click 'Tools' on your top menu bar and select 'Accounts' from the drop-down menu.

- On the Internet Accounts screen, select the Mail tab to view your existing accounts.

- The Internet Connection Wizard will start up.
- On the first screen, enter your full name or the name you want displayed on your account when sending mail, then click Next.

- In the 'Account Name:' field, enter the user name we gave you followed by the @ symbol and your given domain name (ex: username@yourdoman.com). Enter your password in the 'Password:' field, then click Click Next.

- For the E-mail Server Names screen, fill in your incoming and outgoing e-mail servers. They are both the same for your account. Your domain is your e-mail server name without the WWW. Click Next

- On the Internet Mail Logon, enter your username (your username is your full e-mail address) and password, then click Next.

- Click Finish.
- On the Internet Accounts screen, select the Mail tab to view your existing accounts.

- Double click on your e-mail account name you just set up, or highlight the name and click the 'Properties' button.
- On the 'Properties' window, select the Advanced tab.

- If none of the boxes are checked under the 'Delivery' heading, the system always deletes messages from the server when you download them.
If you will be checking your e-mail from multiple locations, please use the following instructions:
- Check all the boxes under the 'Delivery' heading at the bottom.
- Select the number of days you would like to keep your e-mail available on the server (from 1-30).
- Press OK.
- Now, select the Servers tab.

- Check the My server requires authentication box.
- Press OK.
- Close the 'Accounts' screen.
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