How to setup an email account in Outlook 2010

This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through setting up an email account in Microsoft Outlook 2010. If you have upgraded from Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007 your email settings will automatically be configured. If you are installing Outlook for the first time please use the instructions below.

Step 1

Click on the “File” tab, then click “Info” and “Account Settings“.

 Step 2

Click: “New” to add a new email account. Select “POP3” as your mail account and click “Next“. Select Email Account and enter your “Name“, “Email Address” and “Password“. Outlook will then try to automatically configure your account.

 Step 3

If automatically configuring the settings doesn’t work try Manually configuring the server settings. Here are the settings required:

1. Enter your “Name” and “Email Address“.
2. Incoming Mail Server: mail.yourdomainname.com.au
3. Outgoing Mail Server: mail.yourisp.com.au (Whilst your outgoing mail server will normally bemail.yourispname.com.au, check with your Internet Service Provider for the name of their outgoing/SMTP mail server.)
4. Your “Username” is your full email address.

 Congratulations, you have now setup your email address with Outlook 2010.