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- Begin by opening Outlook 2002.
- Click the "Tools" menu at the top and you
will get a drop-down window.
- Click on the "E-mail Accounts" option and
a new window will pop-up.
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- Select the "Add a new e-mail account" option.
- Click the "Next" button.
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- Select the "POP3" option.
- Click the "Next" button.
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Fill-in the boxes.
User Information
- The "Your Name" box is for the name you want to
show up on your email (it can be anything you want.)
- For E-mail Address enter your full email address (example:
elf@northpole.com)
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Server Information
- Your mail server address will be mail.ispname.com (or .net)
depending upon your ISP.(For example, if you were elf@northpole.com
then your mail server would be mail.northpole.com for both the
incoming and outgoing mail server.)
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Logon Information
- Your "User Name" would be the part of your
email addres that comes before the '@' (for example if your
email address was elf@northpole.com your logon name would be
elf.)
- Enter your password into the "Password" box.
- Put a check in the "Remember" password box.
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- Click on the "More Settings..." button in
the lower right corner after you've filled in the boxes.
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- Enter your E-mail address in the top box.
- "Organization" can be left blank.
- Enter your email address in the "Reply E-mail"
box.
- Click the "Connection" tab.
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- Select the "Connect using my phone line"
option.
- Once selected, make sure that the bottom box under "Modem"
has your current ISP's connection. (If not, click the little
arrow at the far right of that box to choose your ISP's connection.)
- Click "OK."
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- Click the "Test Account Settings..." button.
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| Outlook 2002 will check to see if it can connect to
your ISP. It will also check to see if your settings can actually
reach your ISP's mail server and logon. Lastly, it will send a test
message to see if everything is working. |
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If any "Tasks" don't get a green checkmark
then write them down. Double check all your settings and try the
test a second time. if the test still fails the second time call
your ISP for tech support. Be sure to tell the tech that you are
using Outlook 2002 (XP) and that you did a test connection which
identified certain areas where you aren't able to use your e-mail
(Those are the areas that didn't get a green checkmark). Have
any errors you recieved while testing written down and
If you successfully tested your account settings
then click the "Close" button. In the prior window,
click the "Next" button and then click the "Finish"
button in the final window. You're ready to e-mail your friends.
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Checking Settings
On Previously Setup Mail Accounts
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- Begin by opening Outlook 2002 (XP).
- Click the "Tools" menu.
- Choose the "E-mail Accounts" option.
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- Click in the option to "View or change existing e-mail
accounts."
- Click the "Next" button when done.
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All of the e-mail accounts that are setup in Outlook
2002 will be listed in the main box (shown below.) If there
are old accounts from a prior ISP then delete them so that Outlook
2002 doesn't try to connect to the old ISP. This could cause connection
problems and errors. You do this by clicking to highlight the
old accounts and then clicking the "Remove" button.
Once the old accounts are removed, highlight your
problem e-mail account by clicking on it. Click the "Change"
button to the right to check that account's properties.
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Check the information in the boxes.
User Information
- The "Your Name" box is for the name you want to
show up on your email (it can be anything you want.)
- For E-mail Address enter your full email address (example:
elf@northpole.com)
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Server Information
- Your mail server address will be mail.ispname.com (or .net)
depending upon your ISP.(For example, if you were elf@northpole.com
then your mail server would be mail.northpole.com for both the
incoming and outgoing mail server.)
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Logon Information
- Your "User Name" would be the part of your
email addres that comes before the '@' (for example if your
email address was elf@northpole.com your logon name would be
elf.)
- Enter your password into the "Password" box.
- Put a check in the "Remember" password box.
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- Click on the "More Settings..." button in
the lower right corner after you've filled in the boxes.
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- Enter your E-mail address in the top box.
- "Organization" can be left blank.
- Enter your email address in the "Reply E-mail"
box.
- Click the "Connection" tab.
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- Select the "Connect using my phone line"
option.
- Once selected, make sure that the bottom box under "Modem"
has your current ISP's connection. (If not, click the little
arrow at the far right of that box to choose your ISP's connection.)
- Click "OK."
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- Click the "Test Account Settings..." button.
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| Outlook 2002 will check to see if it can connect to
your ISP. It will also check to see if your settings can actually
reach your ISP's mail server and logon. Lastly, it will send a test
message to see if everything is working. |
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If any "Tasks" don't get a green checkmark
then write them down. Double check all your settings and try the
test a second time. if the test still fails the second time call
your ISP for tech support. Be sure to tell the tech that you are
using Outlook 2002 (XP) and that you did a test connection which
identified certain areas where you aren't able to use your e-mail
(Those are the areas that didn't get a green checkmark). Have
any errors you recieved while testing written down and
If you successfully tested your account settings
then click the "Close" button. In the prior window,
click the "Next" button and then click the "Finish"
button in the final window. You're ready to e-mail your friends.
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