How do I set up Outlook for my email account?

Step 1:

From the Tools menu on the top menu bar of your Outlook program and click Accounts.

Step 2:
Click Add and then Mail on the top right side of the dialogue box.

Step 3:
Type in your Display Name. This is the name that will appear in the From field on your outgoing messages. Then click Next.

Step 4:
Type in your email address. This is the address people will use to send you an email. It will look similar to yourname@yourdomainname.com. Then click Next.

Step 5:
Select POP3 as your incoming mail server.

Then type in your Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server names.

Incoming Mail Server name: mail.yourdomain.com (replace .com with .net, .org or whatever extension your domain name uses)
Outgoing Mail Server name: smtpout.secureserver.net

Note: Your hosti will tell you exactly what your incoming and outgoing mail servers are.

Then click Next.

Step 6:
Type in your email address as your account name.

Type in the password that you used when you set up your email account.

Then click Next.

Step 7:
Choose the method you use to connect to the Internet.

If you use a local ISP to connect, select Connect using my phone line.

If you are connected to a local area network (LAN) that is connected to the Internet, select Connect using my local area network (LAN).

If you are connecting through a third party dialer select I will establish my Internet connection manually.

Then click Next.

Step 8:
If you chose to make your Internet connection either through a LAN or to establish your connection manually, click Finish.

If you chose to make your Internet connection through your local ISP, select the name of that connection in the text box, or select Create a new dialup connection. Then click Next.

Step 9:
If you found your Internet connection in the text box on the previous page, click Finish.

If you are creating a new dialup account, complete the information required in the Internet Connection Wizard. Then click Finish.

Step 10:
Click on the new account name and then click Properties.

Step 11:
Click on the Servers tab.

Step 12:
In the Outgoing Mail Server section, check the box My server requires authentication. Then click Settings.

Step 13:
Select Log on using. Type in your SMTP account name and password. Click OK. Then click OK in the next window.

*These instructions are for Outlook 2000.

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