There are several ways of starting Outlook
Express. Not all these methods may be available on your system.
- Open the Start menu and find Outlook
Express
- Double-click the Outlook Express icon on
the Desktop
- Click the small Outlook Express icon in
the Task bar
It is also possible that Outlook Express is set
up to start automatically when you start Windows. It may be running now.
If Outlook Express is already running, there
will be an Outlook Express button in the Task bar.
You have started Outlook Express and the main program window is displayed. It is possible that the main Outlook
express folder is displayed, or one of the other folders, such as Inbox. The
following picture shows the main Outlook Express folder.
On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
The following window will appear:
Click the Mail tab at the top of the window
In the main window this will show any email
accounts that may have already been set up on your machine.
Click the Add button at the top right of this screen to add a new e-mail account.
A small pop-up menu will appear, click on
Mail.
The Internet Connection Wizard is opened. In
the Display Name box, type the name that you want others to see when you send a
message, and then click Next.
In the Email Address box, type the email
address for the account that you are using (for example, "janedoe@joebloggscarpets.co.uk"),
and then click Next.
Under Email Server Names, click the appropriate
incoming email server type (Post Office Protocol version 3 [POP3] is the default
type), and then type the names of your incoming and outgoing email servers. The screenshot below shows our mail servers as an example, however you will need to enter your own domain in the place of "freestart.com" (please note that you need to include mail. in the place of the www. prefix).
*Note - if you obtain Internet access through Orange or any mobile ISP (via a USB dongle or mobile connection), you will need to enter your ISP's Outgoing (SMTP) server instead. You may need to contact your ISP for this information directly.
Click Next.
Enter your account name (this will be your full email address) and password into the respective boxes. Click Next.
Congratulations you have successfully
configured your email account. Click Finish.
SMTP Authentication
Unfortunately the setup is not quite complete
just yet, to ensure that outgoing email is sent without issue, please follow
these additional steps.
*Note - This is only required if you are using our server as
your SMTP. If you are using your ISP's SMTP server, please contact them for further information on the details outlined in this section as they may require you to use settings specific to themselves):
1. Click on "Tools" and "Accounts" from the
main Outlook Express window.
2. Highlight the newly set up account and click
"Properties".
3. Within the properties dialog, select
"Servers" and ensure that the check box below "Outgoing Mail Server", labelled
"My server requires authentication" is selected. Once done, simply click
OK to complete the connection.
*PLEASE NOTE:
We do not primarily provide support for any non-Freestart branded applications. Use of Outlook Express is entirely at your own choice and, whilst we may be able to reference the required login/server information, we cannot always provide optimal support regarding troubleshooting/tutorials for this application via our telephone support line. Please refer to Microsofts website/troubleshooter for further help with the application.
