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How to Setup Email in Microsoft Outlook
May 5, 2008

(Note: Tutorial courtesy of http://products.secureserver.net/email/email_outlook.htm )

This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook to work with your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on setting up Microsoft Outlook 2003, but these settings are similar in other versions of Microsoft Outlook. You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook by using the settings in this tutorial.

If you need to setup your email in Microsoft Outlook Express, please visit its respective tutorial on the Microsoft website .

To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Outlook

1. In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools > E-mail Accounts.
   
2. On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select "Add a new e-mail account" and click Next.
   
3. For your server type, select "POP3" and click Next.
   
4. On the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) window, enter your information as follows:

Your Name

Enter your first and last name.

E-mail Address

Enter your e-mail address.

User Name

Enter your e-mail address, again.

Password

Enter the password set up for your e-mail account.

Incoming mail server (POP3)

Enter mail.ohioconnect.net for your incoming mail server.

Outgoing mail server (SMTP)

Enter mail.ohioconnect.net for your outgoing mail server.

Click "More Settings."


5. On the Internet E-mail Settings window, select the "Outgoing Server" tab.
6. Select "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication."
7. Select "Use same settings as my incoming mail server".
8. Click OK.
9. Click Next.
   
10. Click Finish.