Microsoft Outlook 2000: How to setup an email account.

Setup Microsoft Outlook 2000

1. Start your Outlook 2000 program.
2. Click on TOOLS from the pull down menu, and select ACCOUNTS .
3. In the Internet Accounts Window, click on the ADD button and select MAIL

4. In the Internet Connection Wizard, enter your Name, then click Next

5. Enter your E-mail address, then click Next. ( NOTE : Make sure that all information entered in this window is in lower case.)

6.  Select POP3 as the mail server type. Enter mail.yourdomain (e.g mail.greycell.co.za) for the Incoming Address Field

Outgoing Address Field (please contact your ISP for their SMTP server)

7.  Enter your Username (full email address setup in cpanel) and Password (in lower case).  If you do not want to enter your password every time you check your mail, make sure that the Remember Password box is checked, shown above. Click Next.

8.  Choose how you connect to the Internet...
a. If you are dialing up to the Internet through your Modem, select "Connect using my phone line".
b. If you have a ISDN or other dedicated connection, select "Connect using my local area network (LAN)".

9.  If you connect to the Internet using a modem, then select "Use an  existing dial-up connection" and select the connection you use to connect.

10.  Your Done!  Click Finish.

11.  In the Internet Accounts window, click Close.

To check your e-mail, click on the SEND and RECEIVE icon.