Open Microsoft Outlook

Firstly, open Microsoft Outlook. Once it has opened select Tools, and then Account Settings from the menu.

Add a new email account

Click on the Email tab and click on New button to add the new email address.

Select email account service

Select Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP or HTTP and click the Next button.

Manually configure server settings

On the Auto Account Setup window, check the Manually configure server settings or additional server types check box at the bottom and click the Next button.

Select Internet E-mail

Select Internet E-mail option and click the Next button.

Enter user information

In the User Information section, in the Your Name text box, enter your name . In the Email Address text box, enter your email address.

In the Server Information section, select POP3 from the Account Type drop down menu. Then type in your mail servers into the Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server’s (e.g: mail.yourdomain.com.au).

Under the Logon Information section, type in your email address (e.g. johnsmith@yourdomain.com.au) in the User Name text box. Then add your Password and tick the Remember password box.

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 everything 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.

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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.

1. In the Your Name text box, enter your name.
2. In the Email Address text box, enter your full email address (e.g. johnsmith@yourdomain.com.au).
3. 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)
4. In the Outgoing mail server text box, enter your ISP’s outgoing mail server.
5. In the User Name field, enter your full email address.
6. 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.

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Open Outlook Express

Firstly, open Outlook Express. Once it has loaded, click on Tools in the menu bar and then click on the Accounts menu item.

Add new email account

This will then load the Internet Accounts pop-up window. Click on the Mail tab (if it isn’t already selected) to display all your existing email accounts. If you are using Outlook Express for the first time, the window will be empty like the example below.

To add the new email account, click on the Add button and then on Mail.

Enter your Name

The Internet Connection Wizard pop-up window will then load. Enter your name in the Display Name field and click on the Next button.

Enter your Email Address

The wizard will then ask you for your email address. Enter the full email address and click on the Next button.

Enter Server Information

In the next window, enter the following details:

1. Leave the My incoming mail server is a selection box set to POP3.
2. 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)
3. Enter your ISP’s outgoing mail server into the Outgoing Mail Server field.

Enter Login Information

Lastly you need enter your Account Name (or username) and Password. By default it will enter a username for you however replace this with the full email address (e.g. you@yourdomain.com.au). Enter the password that was provided to you in the Password field. Click on the Next button to proceed.

Complete the process

In the following window, click on the Finish button to finishing adding the email address.

You will now see the new email account has been added to the Accounts list. The account is referred by its server name.

Lastly, double-click on the account name. This will load up the Properties pop-up window of that account. Enter any descriptive name in the first field, as shown in the image below. This will help remember what email address the account is for. You can enter whatever you want here.

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.

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In all of the email guides, it asks you to enter your Internet Service Providers (ISP) outgoing mail server. below are a list of common ISP’s and their outgoing mail servers. If your ISP is not listed here, we suggest you call your ISP and ask them what it is.

Bigpond: mail.bigpond.com

Optusnet: mail.optusnet.com.au

Westnet: mail.westnet.com.au

TPG: mail.tpg.com.au

Ozemail: smtp.ozemail.com.au

AAPT: mail.aapt.net.au

If you require any assistance setting up an email address hosted by OE Design, feel free to contact us.

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