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== Adding an Email Account ==
== Adding an Email Account ==
===Outlook 2003===
*Go to '''Tools''' -> '''Email Accounts'''.
*Select '''Add a new email account''' and click on '''Next'''.
*Select '''IMAP''' and click on '''Next'''.
*Enter the information into the form as follows:
**'''Your Name''' - As you would like it to be seen by the recipient of the email.
**'''Email Address''' - Your email address. Be careful. Any typos will mean replies to your emails may go astray.
**'''Username''' & '''password''' - You should have been told this by us.
**'''Incoming Server Name''' & '''Outgoing Server Name''' - The name we have given your server.
*Click on '''More Settings''' and then on the '''Outgoing Server''' tab.
*Tick '''My outgoing server requires authentication''', and select '''Use the same settings as my incoming mail server'''.
*Click '''OK''' and then '''Next''', and then Finish.
If all is well, you should be asked if you want to retrieve a list of folders from the server. Answer yes, and the software should start to download your emails.
===Outlook 2007===
As above
===Outlook 2010===
As above


== Adding the Shared Address Book ==
== Adding the Shared Address Book ==

Revision as of 09:37, 13 May 2011

Adding an Email Account

Outlook 2003

  • Go to Tools -> Email Accounts.
  • Select Add a new email account and click on Next.
  • Select IMAP and click on Next.
  • Enter the information into the form as follows:
    • Your Name - As you would like it to be seen by the recipient of the email.
    • Email Address - Your email address. Be careful. Any typos will mean replies to your emails may go astray.
    • Username & password - You should have been told this by us.
    • Incoming Server Name & Outgoing Server Name - The name we have given your server.
  • Click on More Settings and then on the Outgoing Server tab.
  • Tick My outgoing server requires authentication, and select Use the same settings as my incoming mail server.
  • Click OK and then Next, and then Finish.

If all is well, you should be asked if you want to retrieve a list of folders from the server. Answer yes, and the software should start to download your emails.

Outlook 2007

As above

Outlook 2010

As above

Adding the Shared Address Book