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Open Microsoft Outlook

Configure Mail Settings

From the Microsoft Outlook Tools menu, select Accounts.

Click on the Mail tab, highlight the account that you wish to change and click on the Properties button

General tab

• This tab contains the basic information for your e-mail account.

• Mail Account - You can put whatever you wish in this field.  If you have more than one e-mail account, you can put a "friendly" name here.  It makes it easier to identify each individual account.
  
  

• User Information:

  • Name: Firstname Lastname. For example John Doe

  • Organizaiton: You can leave this blank.

  • Email: Your email address. For example john@abc.com

  • Reply address: Your email address. For john@abc.com

  • Check the box to include this account everytime you check for email.

Servers tab

• Server Information:

  • Incoming mail server type: POP3

  • Incoming mail (POP3): mail.domain.com (for example: mail.abc.com)

  • Outgoing mail (SMTP): mail.domain.com (for example: mail.abc.com)

• Incoming Mail Server

  • Account name: Your e-mail address in this field. For example mary@abc.com

  • Password: Your e-mail password in this field.

  • Check the Remember password box if you don't want to have to type in your password whenever you check your e-mail.

• Outgoing Mail Server

  • Check the My server requires authentication box in order to send mail out.

  • Select the Settings Button

Logon Information:

• Select Log on using

• Account name: username@domain.com (for example john@abc.com)

• Password: password

• Check Remember password

• Select OK
  
  
  
  

When you are finished making changes, click Apply

Click OK to close the Properties window.

Select File, Exit to close Outlook