Email Account Set-Up for Outlook

Outlook is one of the most widely used email platforms. It has a vast amount of options and features that make it easy and efficient to use. From instant retrieval of sent emails to quick formatting of your inbox, Outlook was designed to be user friendly. Setting up your email in Outlook is fairly easy but requires keen attention to detail.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Steps

Step One

Open Outlook and click on “Tools.”

Step Two

Click on “Email Accounts.”

Step Three

Use the set-up wizard. This will open automatically. Click the radio button beside “Add a new email account.” Leave both radio buttons under Directory blank. Click “Next.”

Step Four

Enter the type of server your Internet provider uses. In most cases, this will be the Pop3 server .

Step Five

Supply the name that you want to appear on your outgoing emails. This name will appear on every email you send out. It can make email identification much easier if you instantly see who is sending and receiving the email messages.

Step Six

Type the email address given to you by your Internet provider into the Email Address field.

Step Seven

Fill out the fields under Logon Information only if you want your computer to remember your password when you sign on.

Step Eight

Enter the incoming and outgoing mail server addresses used by your Internet provider under Server Information. The Inloco incoming server is called mail.webapps.co.za. If you are an ADSL client, your outgoing server address is smtp.isdsl.net, no click “Next” and then “Finish.”

Tips and Warnings

When entering the email address, password and incoming and outgoing mail server addresses, be exact, make sure of your spelling. Your email will not work if there are any mistakes within this information.