How to set up Outlook Express
Open Outlook Express
Click on the Start button in the bottom left corner of the screen. Now move the mouse up so that the cursor rests on the word Programs, or All Programs if you’re using Windows XP. Then move the cursor along the new list that appears until it rests on the words Outlook Express. Keep it there and click the left mouse button once.
Open the Outlook Express Accounts panel
Now that we’ve successfully opened Outlook Express, we need to make some changes to the settings - or Properties, as Microsoft calls them.
Move the cursor to the top of the Outlook Express window and click on the word Tools. Then move down the list - also known as a menu - that appears and click again on the word Accounts.
Add a new Mail account
Once you’ve done this, the window below should appear. We need to move the cursor to click on the button labelled Add and then select Mail… from the options that appear.
This should now open the Internet Connection Wizard.
Follow the Internet Connection Wizard
If all has gone well so far we should see the window below - this is the first screen of the Internet Connection Wizard. In the white box type in your name as you would like it to appear on the emails you send.
After you have entered your name click on the Next button at the bottom right corner of the window.
Enter your email address
Now type in your email address provided by your ISP or Web Host - this is the address you need to give people so they can send email messages to you.
Once you have typed in your email address click on the Next button at the bottom of the window.
Enter the email server names
This will take us to the email Server Information window.
Complete the details for the type of server (POP or IMAP), the incoming (POP3 or IMAP) server and the Outgoing (SMTP) server.
Double-check these details and then click on the Next button.
Fill in your logon details
The Internet Connection Wizard will now open the Internet Mail Logon window. In the ‘Account name’ box type in the username given by your ISP or Webhost.
Then in the ‘Password’ box type in the password you chose when you registered your account. You won’t be able to see the letters as they appear on the screen, so type carefully.
Remember:
Type CAPITAL and lowercase letters exactly as they were originally entered because your password is case-sensitive. Make sure you haven’t accidentally pressed the Caps Lock button too.
If you click in the box next to ‘Remember password’ a small tick will appear and this means that you won’t have to type in your password every time you want to check your emails.
Make sure you don’t put a tick in the box marked ‘Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)’ unless you have been told to by your ISP or Webhost.
When you are finished click on Next.
Finishing off
We are now at the final screen of the Internet Connection Wizard. If you have entered all the settings correctly it should show a message like the one below.
If the ‘Congratulations’ message does not appear click the Back button and check that you have filled in all the required boxes. Otherwise click on Finish to close the Internet Connection Wizard and return to the main Outlook Express screen.
Congratulations! You have now set up Outlook Express to send and receive email.
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