How to setup POP3 Emails with Microsoft outlook 2007

 

Step 1 - Opening the Application & Starting the setup

First of all you need to load up your Microsoft Outlook 2007 application to do this you click on the Windows Orb or Start button and then select All Programs and scroll up until you see the folder called Microsoft Office click on this and select Outlook 2007 from the list to load the application. Once the application has loaded go to Tools at the top in the menu bar and select Account Settings...

Now you need to select New from this next window to add a new email account.

On the next window make sure you have Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP selected then press Next.

Step 2 - Adding the Email Address to Outlook 2007

You will now be asked to enter your Name, Email Address and Password. This is the information that has been given to your by your POP3 email provider. Enter your email address and press Next at the lower corner of the window to continue.

 

Step 3 - Set up e-mail servers

First of all make sure POP3 is selected in the Incoming e-mail server type drop down menu at the top. Now enter your Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server: and Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP) name: these are normally your web sites domain name but with mail. in front of them instead of www. but this is not always the case so refer to the email sent to you by your POP3 email provider with the correct information. Leave Outgoing server requires authentication un-ticked unless you email provider says otherwise, press Next to continue.

On the next stage of the setup it will search for you email settings automatically it may fail the first time around if this is the case just press Next again after it has failed and it will find the settings this time. Once it has found your settings press Finish and your account is now setup.