Setting Up or Modifying an Email Account in Outlook Express

  1. Open Outlook Express, and navigate to Tools > Accounts.

    If you have not previously used Outlook Express, you must follow the prompts for creating an account when you open the program. The information below will still apply.

  2. Find your email account, select it, then click "Properties".

  3. Using the email address and password that were provided to you, replace "Your Name" and "you@yourdomain.com" with your account information. Make sure your settings look like these, then click on the "Servers" tab.

  4. Replace you@yourdomain.com" and "yourdomain.com" with the appropriate values. Enter your password. Make sure your settings look like these, then click "Settings".

  5. Make sure your settings look like this.