Believe it or not this is probably one of the most common questions I get from clients. How do I setup my email to run through Microsoft Outlook? I think it’s a lot easier to see a visual record of it, especially for those like myself who are visual learners. Regardless of what version of Outlook you have, the instructions are very close to the same. There are small variations between different versions of the software (ie Outlook 2000 or 2003), but you should be able to get around them easily. I would recommend first of all that you get your email settings from your email provider as well as make sure that you have enabled POP3 for that email account. In my case that would be Lunarpages who I host my website through (by the way, they are an awesome web host).

I will start by opening Microsoft Outlook. At the top left of the screen click on “Tools” and then “Options”.

Then click on the “Mail Setup” tab at the top and click on “E-mail Accounts”.

Next click on “New”.

Choose Microsoft Exchange, Pop3, IMAP, or HTTP and click “Next”.

I recommend manually entering your information to make sure you meet all the requirements of your hosting service.  Check the box next to “Manually configure server settings” and then click “Next”.

Choose “Internet E-mail” and click “Next”.

Fill out your information.  This is where it is extremely helpful to have your email settings from your provider.  FYI… if you are a lunarpages customer the + instead of @ under the Logon Information is required.  Next click on the “More Settings” in the lower right hand corner.

If you are a Lunarpages customer, your outgoing server requires authentication, so you will need to click that box on the “Outgoing Server” tab.  If you don’t have Lunarpages, you will need to check and see what your email settings are.  When you are done with that click the “Advanced” tab at the top.

I usually leave the default settings on this tab, but some email providers and Internet Service Providers (ISP) require certain port settings.  You can change your port settings here to comply with those needs.  When you are finished click “OK”.

Next click on the “Test Account Settings”.

If all of your settings are correct you should see two green check marks.  Click “Close” and then click “Next” & “Finish.

Your all done!