How
to configure an account for Outlook Express
Start Outlook Express Choose Accounts from the Tools menu.
The Internet Accounts window will open
Click the Mail tab - This will show any e-mail accounts
that are currently set up
Click the Add button - A menu will pop up - choose Mail
The Internet Connection wizard will appear to guide you
through a series of configuration steps for the e-mail address
you want to add
The Your Name screen will appear - display name - "Carl
Williams"
Enter your name as you want it to appear in your e-mails
Click Next - The Internet E-mail Address screen will appear
Enter your e-mail address - "carl@design-on-line.co.uk.co.uk"
Click Next - The E-Mail Server Names window will appear
Enter the following information
| My incoming mail server is a |
POP3 |
| Incoming mail POP3 server |
pop3.shellnet.co.uk |
| Outgoing mail SMTP server |
smtp.shellnet.co.uk |
Click Next - The Internet Mail Logon window will appear
Enter the following information
| POP account name |
carl |
| Password |
****** |
Click Next The Congratulations window will appear
Click Finish to complete the account setup
When you set up an e-mail address in Outlook you can select
whether to look for new messages when you click the Send
and Receive button
You can configure Outlook to check as many e-mail addresses
as you require
Choose Accounts from the Tools menu - The Internet Accounts
window will open
Click the Mail button - This will show you any e-mail accounts
that are currently set up
Click the account you want to configure from the window
that pops up
Click the Properties button - Check the Include this account
when recieving mail or synchronising
Click OK Click the Close button - Outlook will check that
mailbox when the Send and Receive button is pressed
If a mailbox is not checked automatically by the Send and
Receive button choose Send and Receive from the Tools menu
and select the account you wish to check from the pop up
menu
Outlook will check that mailbox for new messages unless
you choose which mailbox to use when sending a message -
Outlook Express will send it using the default account
To an email send using a different account choose "Send
Message Using" from the File menu and choose the account
you wish to use from the menu that pops up
This option is only available from the New Message window
or if you are replying to or forwarding a message.
If you want to add another e-mail account to Outlook Express
repeat the above procedure or click Close
