Microsoft Outlook 2007


This guide applies to Microsoft Outlook 2007 for Windows. The screenshots shown here were taken using Windows Vista.

There's a separate guide for Microsoft Outlook 2003.

In this guide we'll show you how to:

  1. Set up Outlook 2007 for the first time
  2. Set up an additional email address
  3. Enter your account details
  4. Check or edit an existing email account

You can use these instructions to set up email for your PlusNet email address or email for a domain hosted on your account.

1. Setting up Outlook 2007 for the first time

  1. If this is the first time you've run Outlook 2007, the first thing you'll see the startup window, click Next. (If you're setting up an extra address go to section 2)

    Welcome

  2. You'll be asked if you want to configure an email account, make sure Yes is selected and click Next.

    Configure Account

  3. Outlook will try to automatically configure your settings. Unfortunately this may not work with your email account. Tick Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next.

    Choose Manually Configure Settings

  4. Make sure Internet E-mail is selected, click Next and go to Section 3 - Enter your account details.

    Choose Internet Email
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2. Set up an additional email address

  1. Open Outlook, go to Tools on the top bar and select Account Settings.

    Tools & Account Settings

  2. The Account window will appear. Make sure the E-mail tab is selected and click New...

    Account Settings

  3. Outlook will try to automatically configure your settings. Unfortunately this may not work with your email account. Tick Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next.

    Choose Manually Configure

  4. Make sure Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP or HTTP is selected, click Next and go to Section 3 - Enter your account details

    Choose Type
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3. Enter your account details

  1. Fill out the Internet E-Mail Settings window with your account details.

    If you're not sure what to enter, each section you need to fill in is explained below.

    Enter Settings

  2. User Information

    • Your Name: Your full name or the name you'd like people to see when you send them email from this account.
    • E-mail address: Enter the email address you're setting up.

    Server Information

    • Incoming mail server: mail.yourdomain.com (or .co.uk)
    • Outgoing mail server: mail.yourdomain.com (or .co.uk)

     

  3. Next click the more settings button, select the 'Outgoing Server' tab and tick the box labelled 'My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication'. Then click OK.

  4. Click Next when you've filled in all three sections.

  5. That's everything you need to do, click Finish.

    Finish window

  6. Finally Click Send/Receive and your email will be downloaded to the Inbox.

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4. Check or edit an existing email account

If you need to check or change your email settings on Microsoft Outlook, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Tools on the top bar and select Account Settings.

    Tools & Account Settings

  2. The Account Settings window should appear, from here select the account you want to edit from the list and click Change...

    Choose Account

  3. The settings screen is the same as the one you'll see when setting up a new account. Take a look at Step 3 - Enter your account details (above) for more information on this.

    Click Next and then Finish when you're done.

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