How do you add a new e-mail account in Outlook?

1.      Start Outlook.

2.      On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.

3.      On the e-mail tab, click New.

4.      In the Add New E-mail Account dialog box, click Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP and then click Next. 

5.      Configure the new e-mail account. We can configure the new e-mail account automatically or manually.

                                  I.            To configure the new e-mail account automatically, follow these steps under Auto Account Setup in the Add New E-mail Account dialog box.

a)      In the Your Name box, type your full name.

b)     In the E-mail Address box, type your e-mail address.

c)      In the Password box, type the password that your ISP provided.

d)     In the Retype Password box, retype the password, and then click Next to begin the Auto Account Setup process.      Outlook 2007 will try to automatically configure your account settings and server settings. If your account is successfully configured, the Add New E-mail account dialog box indicates that the account was created successfully. This dialog box also indicates the type of e-mail server to which you successfully connected.

e)      Click Finish, and then close to complete the account setup.

                                II.            To configure the new e-mail account manually, follow these steps in the Add New E-mail Account dialog box.

a)      Click to select the Manually Configure Server Settings check box, and then click Next.

b)     Click Internet E-mail and then click Next.

c)      Under User Information, follow these steps:

1.      In the Your Name box, type your full name.

2.      In the E-mail address box, type your full e-mail address.

d)     Under Server Information, click the type of e-mail account that you have in Account type box.

v If you clicked POP3 or IMAP in the account type box, follow these steps:

1.      In the Incoming mail server box, type the name of the server. This is the server that holds your messages before you download them to the computer.

2.      In the outgoing mail server (SMTP) box, type the name of the outgoing e-mail server.

v If you clicked HTTP in the Account Type box, follow these steps:

1.      In the HTTP Service Provider box, click the appropriate service provider for this account. For example, click one of the following:

Ø  Hot mail

Ø  MSN

Ø  Other

2.      If you clicked other in the HTTP Service Provider box, type the URL to the mailbox in the Server URL box.

e)      Under logon information, follow these steps:

1.      In the User Name box, type your user name.

2.      In the Password box, type the password that your ISP provided.

3.      If you want outlook to remember your e-mail account password, click to select the Remember Password checkbox.

f)       If your ISP require it, click to select the Require logon using secure Password Authentication check box to logon by using secure password authentication.

g)      Click Test Account settings. This feature calls a dialog box that displays, in a step-by-step manner, each phase of the testing of the configuration that you entered. When you click Test Account Settings, the following process occurs:

Ø  The connectivity of the system to the Internet is confirmed.

Ø  You are logged on to the SMTP Server.

Ø  You are logged on to the POP3 Server.

Ø  It is determined whether the POP3 Server must be logged on to first. If it is required, outlook automatically sets the log on to incoming mail server before sending mail option.

Ø  A test message is sent. This message explains any changes that outlook made to the initial setup.

h)     If you want to modify your e-mail account any more, click More Settings to open the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box.

 i)    Click Next, and then click Finish.