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How do I set up my email account(s) in Microsoft Outlook 2007?

This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook to work with your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on setting up Microsoft Outlook 2003, but these settings are similar in other versions of Microsoft Outlook. You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook by using the settings in this tutorial.

To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Outlook

1. In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools > Account Settings.

Step One

2. Click the "New..." button:

Step 2

3. Choose "Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP" and click "Next"

Step 3

4. Click on the check box next to "Manually configure server settings or additional server types" and then click "Next"

Step 4

5. Click "Internet Email" and then click "Next"

Step 5

6. Fill in the fields (use information in the image below, replacing it with your specific info) and then click "More Settings..."

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7. Click on the "Outgoing Server" tab and check the box next to "My Outgoing Server (SMTP) Requires Authentication" and make sure that the round radio button next to "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" is selected and then click "OK".

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8. Click "Next" and then click "Finish"

Step 8

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