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Setting Up Outlook XP

Setting up Outlook Express

setting up microsoft outlook xp

If you would like to add an e-mail address to Microsoft Outlook 98 or 2000 the procedures are very similar to those for Outlook Express.

Alternatively you can configure Outlook Express first, then when you open Outlook you will be asked if you want to import account details from Outlook Express. Simply choose yes and you can start using Outlook to manage your email instead of Outlook Express.

Outlook XP is configured in a slightly different way but the details are the same.

To manually add e-mail accounts in Outlook XP:

1. Open Outlook XP

2. Move to the Tools drop down menu and select E-mail Accounts

3. Choose Add a new e-mail account then click Next

4. In the Server Type box, choose POP3 then click Next

5. In the Email Accounts box, enter the full account details for this account

Your Name
Enter your full name here. This is the name people will see when they receive your emails so type it as you would like it displayed e.g. John Smith

E-mail Address
Type in the email address you would like associated with this account. It can be any address you like (even one that is different from the actual address for this account) but remember that this is the address that will be used when people click Reply.

Incoming Mail Server (POP3)
This is the name of the server that holds your email - sort of like a sorting office. Ebit Solutions have told you its name. Normally it is mail.yourdomain.com e.g. if your domain name is www.tvrepairs.co.uk your mail server name is mail.tvrepairs.co.uk

Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
This is the server that sends your mail - sort of like the post box. You should use the server provided by your ISP. Check with them what it is. If you are not sure send us an email and we will find out what it is for you.

User Name
This is the account log on name for the mailbox. It is always the full email address.

Password
The password for the account. This will have been given to you by Ebit Solutions or you will have set it yourself if you have a Personal Control Panel (PCP)

Test Account Settings...
Clicking this will test your account settings. Outlook will attempt to send a message to this account using the SMTP server you have specified. You should then check to see if the message has arrived. This would also confirm that the POP3 server settings are correct.

6. Click Next.

7. Click Finish

That's it! Close your account settings and test out your new address by sending a message to it.

If you're able to send a message, and receive that same message in your new account, then you have successfully setup your first email account on our servers.

You can configure as many email accounts as your like in Outlook using the same above process.

Send e-mail from different accounts

In addition to receiving e-mail from different accounts, you can also send e-mail from your different accounts by using Outlook 2002.

When you create a new message, click Accounts to choose the e-mail account you want to use to send the message. Since you might have a special account for confidential mail, for example, this feature allows you to use that special e-mail account on an "as needed" basis, without the trouble of logging off from Outlook and then logging on as a different user.