- These instructions are intended specifically for setting up e-mail on Microsoft Outlook.
Step 1: Add a New Account
Click <reference_page_text>Add Account.
Select the radio button for <reference_page_text>Manually configure server settings or additional server types.
Then click <reference_page_text>Next
Select the radio button for <reference_page_text>Internet E-mail.
And then click <reference_page_text>Next
<reference_page_text>Your Name should be your name as you want it to appear in e-mails that you send.
<reference_page_text>E-mail Address should simply be your e-mail address.
If you’ve configured your e-mail in cPanel then you can either select <reference_page_text>POP3 or <reference_page_text>IMAP for your <reference_page_text>Account Type .
For IMAP or POP3, the <reference_page_text>Incoming mail server should be set to the correct hostname. Generally speaking, this will bemail.yourdomain.com or similar.
For SMTP, the <reference_page_text>Outgoing mail server (SMTP) should be set to the correct hostname. Generally speaking, this will bemail.yourdomain.com or similar.
<reference_page_text>User Name should be your username, generally with the domain included. For example,<reference_page_text>testemail@thebestfakedomainnameintheworld.com instead of just <reference_page_text>testemail .
<reference_page_text>Password should simply be the password for your e-mail account.
Click <reference_page_text>More Settings …
Select the <reference_page_text>Outgoing Server tab.
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 .
<reference_page_text>User Name should be your username, generally with the domain included. For example,<reference_page_text>testemail@thebestfakedomainnameintheworld.com instead of just <reference_page_text>testemail .
<reference_page_text>Password should simply be the password for your e-mail account.
Click <reference_page_text>OK
Check the box for <reference_page_text>Test Account Settings by clicking the Next button , and then click <reference_page_text>Next :
Assuming the tests complete successfully, click <reference_page_text>Close :
That’s it, Microsoft Outlook 2010 should now be setup to receive e-mail!
Click <reference_page_text>Finish
