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Setting Up Your IMAP or POP Email Address in Microsoft Outlook 2007

This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook® 2007 to work with your IMAP or POP email account.

You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook using the settings in this tutorial, with slight differences.


  • Start Microsoft Outlook 2007. When the Startup Wizard displays, clickNext.

    NOTE: If the Startup Wizard doesn't automatically display, from the Tools menu, select Account Settings, and then click New. In the Add New E-mail Account dialog box, select Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP, then click Next.

  • On the Account Configuration page, select Yes to indicate you want to configure an email account, and then click Next.
  • On the Auto Account Setup page, enter the following:
    Your Name
    The name to display on your email.
    E-mail Address
    Your email address.
    Password
    Your email account password.
    Retype Password
    Verify your password.
  • At the bottom of the page, select Manually configure serversettings or additional server types, and then click Next.
  • On the Choose E-mail Service page, select Internet E-mail, and then click Next.
  • On the Internet E-mail Settings page, enter your email account information as follows:
    Your Name
    Your first and last name.
    E-mail Address
    Your email address.
    Account Type
    IMAP - IMAP
    POP - POP3
    Incoming mail server
    IMAP - mail.yourdomain.com.au
    POP - mail.yourdomain.com.au
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP)
    mail.yourdomain.com.au
    User Name
    Your full email address.
    Password
    Your email account password.
  • Select Remember Password, and then click More Settings.
  • In the Internet E-mail Settings window, click the Outgoing Servertab. Select My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication, and then select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
  • Click the Advanced tab.
    • Outgoing Server Settings
      Port
      Without SSL - One of the following: 587
      With SSL - 465
      (Optional) This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)
      Select to enable.
    • Incoming Server Settings
      Port
      POP without SSL - 110
      For POP with SSL - 995
      (Optional) This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)
      Select to enable.
    Click OK.
  • Click Test Account Settings. Outlook will send itself a message to test your incoming and outgoing capabilities. Once this is complete, click Next.
  • Click Finish.

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