1. Open Microsoft Outlook Express™
2. Look for the "Tools" section in the toolbar

3. In the pull-down "Tools" look for the title "Accounts"
4. Once you have clicked on "Accounts" a new window will open up with a listing of all News and Mail Accounts currently setup in your Outlook Express™

5. Here you click on the button on the right hand side labeled “ Add” as you do that a new sub menu will display offering you the setup of Mail…, News…, and Directory Services….
6. Click on the "Mail..." button.
7. Once you have clicked on “Mail…” the actual setup procedure starts by asking you for your name. Here you enter your First and Last Name or however you wish to have your name displayed for anyone who receives your email message.

8. After having finished this please click “Next>” to go to the next step. Here you will have to enter your email address. Make sure that you spell this one correctly as this will be used to sign into your account.

9.After having finished this please click “Next>” to go to the next step in which you will have to enter your mail server information. Now this information will also have to be entered correctly as this tells your computer where to find your email in the vast space of the internet. For the incoming mail server entry use: mail.yourdomain.com and for the outgoing use your ISP's.
10. After having finished this please click “Next>” to go to the account and password entry. Here you will have to enter your email address as your account name and enter your secret password. Please note that your passwords are lower case. You can chose to have the password remembered if the computer is private and no other personnel is using it, but if the unit is a public or available to multiple individuals you may uncheck the “Remember Password” Checkbox which will require you to enter the password every time you try to check your messages.

11. Once done this please click “Next>” to go to the next step to finalize your setup. |