Outlook Express/Outlook Email Set Up

This is the version that generally comes packaged with Windows (Outlook Express) or Microsoft Office (Outlook). Outlook Express comes bundled with Microsoft's latest browsers and is available for free download at Microsoft's website.

  1. Open Outlook
  2. In the menu go to Tools > Accounts
  3. Click on the Mail tab
  4. Click on the Add button then choose Mail
  5. For Display Name type in your name. Click the Next button.
  6. For E-mail Address type in the address input the email address given to you by us. Click the Next button.
  7. On the E-mail Server Names page, make sure POP3 is selected for incoming mail.
  8. For POP3 Incoming Server, input the supplied Incoming Mail Server.
  9. For SMTP Mail Server (Outgoing), input the supplied Incoming Mail Server.
  10. In the Internet Mail Logon page input your email account's username and password as supplied by us. Note that the user name is your complete email address and the password is case sensitive. Click the Next button.
  11. Friendly Name Optional Page - For this page you can use any name for the account that you will remember. This is what the account will be called in your Outlook program. Click the Next button.
  12. On the Choose Connection Type page choose the way in which you connect to the Internet. Click the Next button.
  13. The next page should tell you that the configuration is completed. Click the Finish button.
  14. You can close the Internet Accounts window that remains open.
  15. Now that you have set up your email account you can click on the Send and Receive or New Mail button when you are connected to the Internet. Outlook will now download any mail that is in your account.

Congratulations! Your Outlook/Outlook Express email has been configured to receive email.



Last update: 5/24/2006