email setup

outlook for mac

open Outlook from your toolbar or Applications folder select Preferences from the Outlook menu click the accounts icon select the + icon from the bottom of the list and select 'Email' from the list. if you have asked for an Exchange Mailbox please see the separate instructions for Exchange setup. enter your account details as shown above, using your email address in the email address and user name fields, and mail.yourdomainname.co.uk in the incoming and outgoing server fields. Choosing 'POP' as your mail type will download your mail to your PC automatically as new mail arrives. selecting 'IMAP' as your mail type stores all your mail on the server letting you see it on both your PC and a mobile device or webmail. NOTE : your mailbox has a storage limit of 400MB. If you set your mailbox to IMAP you need to ensure that you regularly download your emails to a folder on your computer so that they are not automatically deleted and your mailbox does not reach capacity - blocking further incoming and outgoing mail. click 'Add Account' in the account view you can change the Account Description if you like - this is the title that will be shown in your inbox. check your full name displayed - this name will be shown as your 'From' name in others mail clients when you send them email so if the account you are setting up is for a sales mailbox you could have 'Sales At My Company' as the name.	3. accounts icon
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iPhone / iPad

go to Settings > Mail, Contacts & Calendars > Add Account...
select Other and select Add Mail Account
fill in details
select IMAP if you want to sync your mail with your PC, Mac or Webmail - this will leave all mail on the server until you download it to an offline folder on your computer.
select POP to download mails to your iPhone / iPad and to your PC or Mac separately.
if you get a message saying 'Cannot Verify Server Identity' click Continue
when setup is complete click Save

outlook 2003 for windows

On the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts.

Select Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next.
Choose 'POP3' as your mail type to download your mail to your PC automatically as new mail arrives. selecting 'IMAP' as your mail type stores all your mail on the remote server letting you see it on both your PC and a mobile device or webmail. NOTE : your mailbox has a storage limit of 400MB. If you set your mailbox to IMAP you need to ensure that you regularly download your emails to an offline folder on your computer so that they are not automatically deleted and your mailbox does not reach capacity - blocking further incoming and outgoing mail.and then click Next.

Select Server

In the appropriate boxes, fill in your name, email address, user name (same as your email address), password. Set your incoming and outgoing mail servers as mail.yourdomainname.co.uk
Click More Settings...
select the Outgoing Server tab and tick My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and ensure the Use same settings as my incoming mail server button is highlighted. Click OK
Click Finish.

outlook 2007 & 2010 for windows

although most people add an e-mail account when Outlook first runs, your first or additional e-mail accounts can be added at any time. Open Outlook from the Windows Start menu

click the File tab.
under Account Information, click Add Account.
click the option to manually setup your account.
choose internet email
enter your name, email address, choose 'POP' as your mail type to download your mail to your PC automatically as new mail arrives. selecting 'IMAP' as your mail type stores all your mail on the server letting you see it on both your PC and a mobile device or webmail. NOTE : your mailbox has a storage limit of 400MB. If you set your mailbox to IMAP you need to ensure that you regularly download your emails to a folder on your computer so that they are not automatically deleted and your mailbox does not reach capacity - blocking further incoming and outgoing mail.
your username is the same as your email address. click More Settings...
select the Outgoing Server tab and tick My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and ensure the Use same settings as my incoming mail server button is highlighted. Click OK
in the main setup window, click Next
when the account testing is complete click Close > Finish.

Notification that account was configured

windows live mail

if you do not have outlook or another mail program on your PC or Windows laptop you can download Windows Live Mail for free from Windows Live Essentials

open Windows Live Mail
the first time you open the software, Windows Live Mail will prompt you to add your email accounts
enter your email address, password (tick to remember) and your name.
click Manually configure server settings
choose 'POP' as your mail type to download your mail to your PC automatically as new mail arrives. selecting 'IMAP' as your mail type stores all your mail on the server letting you see it on both your PC and a mobile device or webmail. NOTE : your mailbox has a storage limit of 400MB. If you set your mailbox to IMAP you need to ensure that you regularly download your emails to a folder on your computer so that they are not automatically deleted and your mailbox does not reach capacity - blocking further incoming and outgoing mail.
your server address is mail.yourdomainname.co.uk
your logon user name is the same as your email address
tick Requires authenticationc
click Next

forgotten your password?

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