Adding an Email account to Outlook 98/2000/Express
Interactive Guide
To view an interactive guide to setting up Outlook Express, please click here.
Set up Quick Guide
Outlook Express
- From the "Tools" menu, select the "Accounts" option
- Click the "Add" button, and select "Mail"
- Enter your name as you want it to appear in the "From" field in outgoing email (e.g. John Smith)
- Click "Next"
- Enter your new email address, e.g. info@example.com
- Click "Next"
- Select the "POP3" option from the drop-down list
- In both server boxes enter "mail." followed by your domain name, e.g. "mail.example.com"
- Click "Next"
- Enter your email username and password in the two boxes, and make sure that the SPA box is not ticked
- Click "Next"
- Click "Finish"
- Select your account from the list, then click "Properties"
- Select the "Servers" tab
- Tick the box labelled "My server requires authentication" at the bottom
- Click "Ok"
- Click "Close"
Your new account is now ready to use. Click "Send/Recv" to being downloading your email.
