This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook® 2007 to work with your POP email account. You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook using the settings in this tutorial.

Before You Start:

• Have your full email address and account password ready.

To Use Microsoft Outlook 2007 with Your Email

1. Start Microsoft Outlook 2007. When the Startup Wizard displays, click Next.

   NOTE: If the Startup Wizard doesn't automatically display, from the Tools menu, select Account Settings, and then click New. In the Add New E-mail Account dialog box, select Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP, then click Next.

2. On the Account Configuration page, select Yes to indicate you want to configure an email account, and then click Next.
3. On the Auto Account Setup page, enter the following:

   Your Name

   The name to display on your email.

   E-mail Address

   Your email address.

   Password

   Your email account password.

   Retype Password

   Verify your password.

4. At the bottom of the page, select Manually configure server settings or additional server types, and then click Next.
5. On the Choose E-mail Service page, select Internet E-mail, and then click Next.
6. On the Internet E-mail Settings page, enter your email account information as follows:

   Your Name

   Your first and last name.

   E-mail Address

   Your email address.

   Account Type

   Select POP3
   

   Incoming mail server

   Just add "mail." prefix to your domain.
   Examples: mail.wikipedia.com, pop.sacity.com, etc."
   

   
   

   Outgoing mail server (SMTP)

   Same as Incoming mail server (previous step).
   

   User Name

   Your full email address.

   Password

   Your email account password.

7. Select Remember Password, and then click More Settings.
8. In the Internet E-mail Settings window, click the Outgoing Server tab. Select My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication, and then select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
9. Click the Advanced tab.
   • Outgoing Server Settings

     Port

     Without SSL - One of the following: 25
     With SSL (recommended) - 465
     If SSL port is used, select "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL).
     

   • Incoming Server Settings

     Port

     POP without SSL - 110
     For POP with SSL (recommended) - 995
     If SSL port is used, select "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL).

   Click OK.
10. Click Test Account Settings. Outlook will send itself a message to test your incoming and outgoing capabilities. Once this is complete, click Next.
11. Click Finish.

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