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Step 1: Add a New Account

Click<reference_page_text>Add Account.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

Step 2: Select Manual Configuration

Select the radio button for<reference_page_text>Manually configure server settings or additional server types.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

Then click<reference_page_text>Next

Step 3: Select E-mail

Select the radio button for<reference_page_text>Internet E-mail.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

And then click<reference_page_text>Next

Step 4: Configure User Information

<reference_page_text>Your Nameshould be your name as you want it to appear in e-mails that you send.

<reference_page_text>E-mail Addressshould simply be your e-mail address.

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Step 5: Configure Server Information and Either POP3 (110) or IMAP (143)

If youve configured your e-mail incPanelthen you can either select<reference_page_text>POP3or<reference_page_text>IMAPfor your<reference_page_text>Account Type.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

For IMAP or POP3, the<reference_page_text>Incoming mail servershould be set to the correct hostname. Generally speaking, this will bemail.yourdomain.comor similar.

For SMTP, the<reference_page_text>Outgoing mail server (SMTP)should be set to the correct hostname. Generally speaking, this will bemail.yourdomain.comor similar.

Step 6: Configure Logon Information

<reference_page_text>User Nameshould be your username, generally with the domain included. For example,<reference_page_text>testemail@thebestfakedomainnameintheworld.cominstead of just<reference_page_text>testemail.

<reference_page_text>Passwordshould simply be the password for your e-mail account.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

Step 7: Configure SMTP for Authentication

Click<reference_page_text>More Settings

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

Select the<reference_page_text>Outgoing Servertab.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

Be sure the box is checked for<reference_page_text>My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication, and then select the radio button for<reference_page_text>Log on using.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

<reference_page_text>User Nameshould be your username, generally with the domain included. For example,<reference_page_text>testemail@thebestfakedomainnameintheworld.cominstead of just<reference_page_text>testemail.

<reference_page_text>Passwordshould simply be the password for your e-mail account.

Click<reference_page_text>OK

Step 8: Finish and Test Settings

Check the box for<reference_page_text>Test Account Settings by clicking the Next button, and then click<reference_page_text>Next:

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Assuming the tests complete successfully, click<reference_page_text>Close:

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Step 9: Setup Complete

Thats it, Microsoft Outlook 2010 should now be setup to receive e-mail!

Click<reference_page_text>Finish

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

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