How to set up MS Outlook

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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.

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Outlook 2007

  • Go to Tools -> Email Accounts.
  • On the E-mail tab, click New.
  • Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next.
  • Select Internet E-mail and click 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.
    • Account Type - Select IMAP.
    • 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.

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Outlook 2010

  • Go to File -> Info and click on Add Account
  • Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next.
  • Select Internet E-mail and click 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.
    • Account Type - Select IMAP.
    • 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.

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Adding the Shared Address Book

Outlook 2003

  • Open Tools -> E-mail Accounts -> Add a new directory.

Outlook 2007

Outlook 2010