Setting up your E-mail
We will start with the basics but for those who just need the technical details you can skip to the set up.
Before you can use Outlook Express to send and receive e-mail, you need to set up an account. You can have more than one account for business, online shopping, and so on and each person who uses your computer may have their own, completely separate account. Outlook Express gracefully handles it all!
Start Outlook Express…
There are many ways to start Outlook Express, but here’s a sure-fire way to find and start it.
1. Click the ‘Start’ button.
2. Point to ‘All Programs.’
3. Click ‘Outlook Express.’
These first three steps are shown in the image below:
Opening Outlook Express from the Start menu.
If asked whether you’d like to open this particular account automatically every time you start Outlook Express, click
4. ‘Yes‘ (if you do) or ‘No’ (if you don’t).
If you don’t want to be asked this question again, click to check the
5. ‘Always perform this check’… box.
Check
6. ‘When Outlook Express starts, go directly to my Inbox.’
Outlook Express directs all incoming mail to the Inbox, so it makes sense to bypass this opening page.
If you don’t see the list of folders and contacts on the left, click ‘Layout’ on the ‘View‘ menu. Click ‘Contacts’ and ‘Folder List‘ to check them, and then click ‘OK’.
Set Up an Outlook Express E-Mail Account…
The Internet Connection Wizard makes short work of setting up your online mailbox by walking you through each step for every e-mail account you set up.
1. Before you get going, make sure you know your email address along with the following information.
First, information about the e-mail servers:
The type of e-mail server you use:
‘POP3′ will be set to ‘mail.blackprint.co.uk’
The name of the incoming e-mail server:
‘SMTP’ (You will need to contact your ‘ISP’ (Internet Service Provider) for this information.
Second, information about your account:
Your account name and password:
Find out if your ‘ISP‘ requires you to use Secure Password Authentication (‘SPA’) to access your e-mail account ‘yes’ or ‘no’ is all that’s required.
2. Start Outlook Express, and on the ‘Tools‘ menu, click ‘Accounts’.
If the Internet Connection Wizard starts up automatically, skip to step 4.
3. Click:
‘Add‘, and then click ‘Mail‘ to open the Internet Connection Wizard.
Mail option from the Add button
4. On the ‘Your Name’ page of the wizard, type your name as you want it to appear to everyone who gets e-mail from you, and then click ‘Next’.
5. Most people use their full name, but you can use any name, even a nickname that people will recognize
On the Internet Explorer Address page, type your e-mail address, and then click ‘Next’.
6. On the E-mail Server Names page, fill in the first block of information that you gathered from your ISP in step 1, and then click Next.
Internet Connection Wizard’s E-mail Server Names
Note: If you chose HTTP as your incoming e-mail server-as for a Hotmail or MSN account-this wizard page changes slightly so you can identify your HTTP mail service provider.
7. On the Internet Mail Logon page, type your account name and password.
Internet Connection Wizard’s Internet Mail Logon
Note: If you’re concerned about break-ins to your e-mail, click to clear the check in the Remember Password box. You’ll then be prompted for the password each time you send or retrieve mail.
8. Click Next, and then click Finish.
You’re ready to send your first e-mail!
Tip: Unsure if your new e-mail account is working? Send an e-mail message to a friend or even yourself. If you run into problems setting up your account, Outlook Express offers help. Search for troubleshooting topics from Contents and Index on the Help menu.
For people using Microsoft Outlook, the set up steps are slightly different but all the information is the same as setting up in Outlook Express.
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