Outlook 2007: Setting up a New Email Account

Section 1: Adding a New Account
Section 2: Selecting your Account Settings
Section 3: Configuring your Server Settings
Section 4: More Server Settings
Section 5: Finishing Up

Section 1: Adding a New Account

• From the Tools menu, select Account Settings.

•  From the tabs at the top, click on E-mail. (If any email accounts are currently setup in your Outlook 2007, they will be listed in the center of this screen.)
 

•  To add a new account, click New . . .

 

Section 2: Selecting Your Account Settings

• Select Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP as your E-mail Service.

• Click Next.

 

• Enter Your Name as you would like others to see it when they receive a message from you.

• Then, type your email address in the appropriate field.

• Type the email password the Midwest Captions has provided you.

• Click in the checkbox next to the text Manually configure server settings or additional server types so that the checkmark appears.

• Click Next.

Section 3: Configuring Your Server Settings

• Select Internet E-mail as your E-mail Service.

• Then, click Next.

• On the Internet E-mail Settings screen, the User Information will auto-fill based on your entries on the previous screens.

• Double check Your Name and E-mail Address for accuracy.

• Under the Server Information heading, select POP3 from the Account Type drop-down menu.

• Under the Logon Information heading, enter the User Name and Password that Midwest Captions has provided you.
    • These fields are caSe seNsitiVe.

• Select Remember password.

• Click on the More Settings . . . button on the lower, right-hand side of the screen.
 

Section 4: More Server Settings

• From the tabs at the top, select Outgoing Server.

• Check the box next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.

• Verify the radio button next to Use same setting as my incoming mail server is also selected. (This should be the default.)

• Select the Advanced tab.
    • Incoming Server should be 110.
    • Outgoing Server should be 587.

• Change the Server Ports, as required to reflect the above port numbers.

• Under the Delivery heading, check Leave a copy of messages on the server.

• Then, click Remove from server after 5 days
    • You may need to type 5 or select it using the small up and down arrows in the box next to days.

• Click OK.

Section 5: Finishing Up

• The Internet E-mail Settings screen will reappear.

• Click Next.

• A screen will appear telling you that your account setup is complete.

• Click Finish.

• The Account Settings screen will appear. You should now see your email account on the list in the center of the screen.

• Click Close.