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Outlook Express: Using Identities

outlook express 8 300x211 Outlook Express: Using IdentitiesAn identity in Outlook Express is sort of an e-mail user profile. You’ll want to use identities if more than one person uses your computer and uses Outlook Express. When you set up identities, each person sees only his or her e-mail messages and has his or her own contacts in Address Book. Continue reading →

Setting Up Outlook Express Part (5)

Outlook Express6 Setting Up Outlook Express Part (5)   4. Specify whether you have Internet access.

If you already have Internet access, select the first option; if not, select the second option to sign up for service with an ISP. Click the right arrow to move on. Continue reading →

Setting Up Outlook Express Part (4)

Outlook Express5 300x240 Setting Up Outlook Express Part (4)Signing Up for a Hotmail Account

If you don’t already have an e-mail account, Outlook Express makes it easy to quickly get set up with a free Hotmail e-mail account. This account can be used either in a Web browser or with an e-mail program that supports Hotmail e-mail (such as Outlook Express 5 and later) and versions of Outlook newer than Outlook 2000. Continue reading →

Setting Up Outlook Express Part (3)

Outlook Express3 Setting Up Outlook Express Part (3)6. Specify your server information.

In the E-mail Server Names screen, select the type of mail server you’re using from the drop-down list box. In the Incoming Mail box, enter the POP or IMAP server address given to you by your ISP, and in the Outgoing Mail box, enter the SMTP server address given to you by your ISP. Click the right arrow to move on. Continue reading →

Setting Up Outlook Express Part (2)

outlook3 226x300 Setting Up Outlook Express Part (2)Setting Up an Existing Mail Account

If you already have an e-mail account but it’s not configured on your computer already, follow these steps:

1. Launch Outlook Express.

To open Outlook Express, either click the Mail toolbar button in Internet Explorer or double-click the Outlook Express icon or alias on your desktop or hard drive. Continue reading →