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Creating A New
Account
You've opened
up Outlook Express, but now you want to create a new account.
Here are the basic easy steps to create a new account
with Outlook Express. First, before we start, I'm
assuming you have an email account that you want to set
up. There are many free email places out there at
the moment. The easiest to set up is www.hotmail.com
and it is a subsidiary of Microsoft. Here are the
basic steps to set up a POP3 or IMAP email account with
Outlook Express:
Step One:
Turn on your
computer (sorry I couldn't resist it). Okay first
step:
You open
Outlook Express then to the Tools Tab at the top.
Look at the picture above. Scroll down to Accounts and
click it.
Step Two:
This new
box will open once you complete step one. You go
to the add button and highlight Mail. See above
picture.
Step Three:
The first
thing they'll ask you is for you Display Name. This
will be the name that will appear when you send mail to
others. I would suggest, unless this is a business
email and your name is needed, that you use an alias,
nickname, or clipped version of your name. You'll
be sending emails to many people in your daily use and
you might not want them all knowing your real name.
So fill this in the way you chose.
Step Four:
This will
be the email address that others will us when sending
emails back to you. Just fill in your email address
here. See above picture.
Step Five:
The next
section involves the pop3, IMAP, or HTTP settings for
your mail server. Most Internet Service Providers
will provide you with the necessary information to fill
in here. Incoming and Outgoing is almost always
the same server. Just fill in the appropriate fields.
Step Six:
Account name
and Password. These are the username you have for
you email account and the password. Make sure to
tick the box that says Remember Password if you don't
want to type in your password every time you connect.
Step Seven:
Click Finish
- Now wasn't that painless? |
