This tutorial will guide you in setting up Outlook 2003 for the first time
When you open Outlook 2003 for the first time, select Tools and then Email Accounts…
- When the Wizard starts, select Add a new e-mail account and click Next to continue
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Select
POP3 and then click
Next again
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Here you’ll need to enter your name, email address, user name, password and mail server info. If you’re unsure of your mail server names, refer to the article titled Broadband ISP Email Server Settings. When each of the fields is filled in, click the
More Settings… button.
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Select the
Outgoing Server tab and place a check in the box labeled
My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication. Make sure that
Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected. This step may not be required by your ISP, yet, but more and more are making it a requirement. And even if it’s not required, it’s still a good idea. Click
OK to return to the previous settings window.
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Now click the
Test Account Settings… button.
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If each of the fields have been filled in properly, you should get green check marks for each of the tasks. If any errors are reported, select the
Errors tab for more information. Click
Close and then back in the settings window click
Next.\r\n
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That’s it, you’re done! Click
Finish to begin using Outlook 2003.
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Notice that one of the first messages you’ll download is a ‘test message’ that Outlook actually sent itself (this was the test performed back in step 6). This message can of course be deleted.
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