Set-up an email address in Microsoft Outlook 2003
This tutorial will explain to you how to set-up an email address account in Microsoft Outlook 2003.
Open Microsoft Outlook 2003
Firstly, open Microsoft Outlook. Once it is open select Tools, and then Email Accounts from the menu.
Add a new Email Account
The E-mail Accounts pop-up window will then be displayed. Select Add a new email account and click the Next button to proceed.
Select Server Type
The Server Type screen will then appear. Select POP3 and click the Next button to proceed.
Enter user information
A new screen will be displayed asking you to enter all the settings for the account.
- In the Your Name text box, enter your name.
- In the Email Address text box, enter your full email address (e.g. johnsmith@yourdomain.com.au).
- In the Incoming mail server text box, enter mail.yourdomain.com.au as the Incoming mail server. Obviously, replace yourdomain.com.au with your own domain name (e.g: mail.johnsmith.com)
- In the Outgoing mail server text box, enter your ISP’s outgoing mail server.
- In the User Name field, enter your full email address.
- In the Password field, enter the password provided to you.
Once all the fields have been entered, click the Test Account Settings button to test the account. If you receive any errors, ensure that you have entered all the fields in correctly and check for spelling mistakes.
Click the Next button when all is working.
Set-up complete
Click the Finish button to complete the process.
That’s it! Now you can try sending and receiving email to ensure everything is set-up correctly. If you experience any errors make sure you go back into Tools and Accounts to check if you have misspelled any of the fields or entered an incorrect password.
Repeat the above steps again if you are adding multiple email addresses.