Setting up POP3/IMAP accounts in Outlook 2007

Before Starting this project you will need all your email account information, including your Exchange settings if your going to be using POP3.  You can get these from your ISP tech support for your ISP Email account, and if your using GMAIL, Yahoo, or Hotmail, etc, your can get the seetings usally from the help section.

Setting up POP3/IMAP email account in Outlook:

1) Open Outlook

2) Click on Tools Menu

3)Select Account Settings

4) On the Email Tab Click New

5) Choose the option for POP3/IMAP and then click Next

6) Fill in form with appropriate information  If you want to use POP3 instead of IMAP, then you MUST click on "Manually Configure Server Settings or Additional Server types".  If not then DO NOT mark the check box, and continue to step 7

7) Click Next

8) If you did not Click the check box, Outlook will automatically set your account up, and skip to step 16 .  If you DID clcik the check box then continue to step 9

9)You need to fill out the form asnwering ALL questions that have blanks next to them. Except the check box that says "Require log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)"

10) Click "More Settings"









11) Fill in the Name that you want Outlook to call the account. (This is under the General Tab)

12) Then Click on the Outgoing Server tab and make any configuations that you need to make. (You should already have the settings that your email server(s) need to configure your email accounts.  If not STOP and get them.  You can get them from your ISP, or searching in the Help section from your email company.)

13) Click on Advanced tab and fill in any configurations that you need.

14) Click Ok















5) Click Next

16)Click Finish