This tutorial shows you how yo can set up your email on Microsoft Outlook 2003, however this may work with different versions on outlook or other similar email clients.

To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Outlook

 

Firstly with Microsoft Outlook open, select from the E-mail Accounts menu Tools.

Setting Up Your Email Address in Microsoft Outlook

 

This them opens the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next.

Setting Up Your Email Address in Microsoft Outlook

 

For your server type, select POP3 and then click Next.

Setting Up Your Email Address in Microsoft Outlook

 

On the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3/IMAP) window, enter your information as follows:

Your Name

Your first and last name.

E-mail Address

The Email address e.g. jsmith@coolexample.com

User Name

Your email address username e.g. jsmith+coolexample.com

Password

Your email account password.

Incoming mail server (POP3)

mail.coolexample.com

Outgoing mail server (SMTP)

mail.coolexample.com

Then click More Settings.

Setting Up Your Email Address in Microsoft Outlook

 

On the Internet E-mail Settings window, go to the Outgoing Server tab.

 

Select My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.

 

Select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.

Setting Up Your Email Address in Microsoft Outlook

 

Go to the Advanced tab, and then ensure the Incomming server (POP3) port is set to 110 and the Outgoing server (SMTP) port is set to 80.

 

Then click OK.

Setting Up Your Email Address in Microsoft Outlook

 

Click Next.

Setting Up Your Email Address in Microsoft Outlook

 

Click Finish.

Setting Up Your Email Address in Microsoft Outlook