Follow these simple instructions to set up your e-mail account in Outlook Express:
1. Find Outlook Express on your computer and launch it (open it). You will usually find Outlook Express in the “Programs” menu under your “Start” menu.
2. If this is the first time you are using Outlook Express, it should automatically go into a “set-up wizard” (a “wizard” is a program that walks you through the steps necessary to complete your set-up). If your Outlook does not automatically take you into the set-up wizard, you can get to it by clicking on the “Tools” menu at the top of your window, and then select “Accounts…” When the Accounts window pops up, click on the “Add” button and then select “Mail…”
3. The first screen of the wizard asks for your name. This is the name that people will see when they receive an e-mail from you, so type it exactly as you want others to see it.
4. Click on “Next” at the bottom to go to the next screen. On this next screen you will be asked for your e-mail address. Type in your complete e-mail address and then click “Next.”
5. This next screen will ask for your mail server settings. For the incoming mail server, use “mail.your-domain.com” where “your-domain” is your own domain name. For example, if your domain name is magimpact.com, you would use mail.magimpact.com as your incoming mail server.
For your outgoing mail server, use your local ISP’s (Internet Service Provider — the company that you use to connect to the internet) outgoing mail server. You should have received the outgoing mail server information from them when you first signed up. If you do not have it, call them and request the information. If you cannot connect to your local ISP’s outgoing mail server, see our trouble-shooting article.
6. The next screen will ask for your login information. Use your full e-mail address for the Account Name and carefully type your password into the Password field. Passwords are case-sensitive, so make sure you make uppercase letters uppercase and lowercase letters lowercase. Select the “Remember password” option if you do not want to re-type your password every time you check your e-mail.
7. Once you click “Next” you should see a screen that says your set-up is complete. Click “Finish.”
8. If you are setting up multiple accounts on the same computer, just follow the above procedure for each account.
If you have any questions or need any assistance with setting up your e-mail accounts, please contact your account manager.