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MS OUTLOOK 2010 EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP GUIDELINES
Step 1: Start Outlook. On the File menu, click Info, and then click Account Settings. Select Account Settings from the drop-down list.
Step 2: On the Email tab, click New, select Email Account, and then click Next.
Step 3: Click to select the Manually configure server settings or additional server types check box, and then click Next.
Step 4: Click Internet E-Mail, and then click Next.
Step 5: In the Add New E-mail Account dialog box, click Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP, and then click Next.
Step 6: Configure the new email account. You can configure the new email account automatically or manually:
a. AUTO SETUP
To configure the new email account automatically, in the Add New E-mail Account dialog box under Auto Account Setup, follow these steps:
Step A1: In the Your Name box, type your full name.
Step A2: In the E-mail Address box, type your email address.
Step A3: In the Password box, type the password that your ISP provided. In the Retype Password box, retype the password, and then click Next to begin the Auto Account Setup process.
Outlook 2010 will try to automatically configure your account settings and server settings. If your account is successfully configured, the Add New E-mail Account dialog box indicates that the account was created successfully. This dialog box also indicates the type of email server to which you are successfully connected.
Click Finish, and then click Close to complete the account setup. Note If automatic configuration fails, the account must be configured manually.
b. MANUAL SETUP
To configure the new email account manually, follow these steps:
Step M1: In the Add New E-mail Account dialog box, Click to select the Manually configure server settings or additional server types check box, and then click Next.
Step M2: Click Internet E-mail, and then click Next.
Steo M3: Under User Information, follow these steps: In the Your Name box, type your full name. In the E-mail Address box, type your full email address. In the Account Type box under Server Information, click to select the type of email account that you have.
If you clicked POP3 or IMAP in the Account Type box, follow these steps:
Step M4: In the Incoming mail server box, type the name of the server. This is the server that holds your messages before you download them to the computer. Type the server name in lowercase letters. The name may be in the form of "mail.mydomain.com."
In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) box, type the name of the outgoing email server. Type the server name in lowercase letters. The name may be in the form of "mail.mydomain.com."
Click Test Account Settings. This feature calls a dialog box that shows in a step-by-step manner each testing phase of the configuration that you entered. When you click Test Account Settings, the following process occurs: 1.The connectivity of the system to the Internet is confirmed.
2. You are logged on to the SMTP server.
3. You are logged on to the POP3 server. It is determined whether the POP3 server must be logged on to first. If it is required, Outlook automatically sets the Log on to incoming mail server before sending mail option.
4. A test message is sent. This message explains any changes that Outlook made to the initial setup.
To make additional changes to your email account, click More Settings to open the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box.
Select tab OUTGOING SERVER and make sure box MY OUTGOING SERVER (SMTP) REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION...with option USE SAME SETTINGS AS MY INCOMING MAIL SERVER.
Select tab ADVANCED and change OUTGOING SERVER (SMTP) number in the box to read 2525 and click OK, NEXT and FINISHED.
Restart your PC/laptop and start using your MS Outlook 2010.
If you experience any problems with your email setup procedures, kindly contact your Webmaster. Your Webmaster address for your website is either published on your website contact page or is displayed as an icon somewhere on the web page. If webmaster contact email or contact is not showing, most of the times your company's webmaster contact email should be like example given here:
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(you have to replace xyzcompany.com with your company domain name, to get correct webmaster email contact address)
WEBMAIL HELP AND FAQ
For Help with Webmail use HELP Section once you have logged inside webmail account. For FAQ kindly visit Horde FAQ website.
