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The following configuration instructions will help you configure Outlook Express.
To begin open Outlook Express by "double clicking" the Outlook Express icon on your desktop. This will open the Outlook Express program.
At the top of the screen you will see the pull down menus: File, Edit, View, Tools, Message, and Help. Move your mouse up and choose "Tools". This will make the menu drop down. Move your Mouse to Accounts.Click once on accounts. This will bring up a new window titled "Internet Accounts". Click on the mail tab, and hit the new button which is on the right hand side of the "Internet Accounts" window. This will present you another menu. Click once on the word "Mail".
This will open the "Internet Connection Wizard".
- The Internet Connection Wizard -
Insert your real name in the "Display Name:" text box. Then hit "Next".
Type in your willapabay.org email address in the E-mail address text box. (e.g. johndoe@willlapabay.org). Click "Next".
Make sure your incoming mail server is a POP3 server. Then type in the server address into the Incoming mail and outgoing mail server text boxes.
The Server address is: mail.willapabay.org
After you have your screen configured like the image above click "Next".
Type in your username in the account name text box. Make sure you type in your username in all lowercase. Then type in your password into the Password text box. To protect you, your password will be *****'ed out. After you have entered your Username and Password. Click "Next".
When you get to this screen, just click "Next" to continue on to the next screen.
Congratulations, you have entered all the information that Outlook Express requires to check you email. Click "Finish"
When you get back to the "Internet Accounts" screen hit closed. At the top of your session you will see a button titled "Send and Recieve"
At this point if you have any email to send or receive it will happen now. All new mail will be delivered to the inbox. Enjoy your new email address.
The first step in checking or sending your Email is to connect to the Internet. Once a connection has been established, open Microsoft Outlook Express. When the program opens. Click on the "Send and Recieve" button.
Outlook Express will now connect to the mail server and check to see if there is any new Email waiting. All new Email will be listed in the "In" box. Here you may click on the message line to view the full message.
Before reading and replying to all of your new Email, I would encourage you to disconnect if you have no other activities on the Internet. This way you may do all the reading and writing of Email that you like but you won't use up your hours unnecessarily.
To write a new message, click on the New Message icon. A window will appear where you type in the Email address of the person you are writing to. Enter a subject of the message in the Subject: line. The bottom part of the window is where you type your Email message.
Once you have written a message, you may send the message. Make sure you are connected to the internet before hitting the send button. Once you have made a connection, once again hit the "Send and Receive" button, to check for more incoming messages and to send any outgoing messages in your "Out" box.
By no means is this meant to be full documentation on Microsoft Outlook Express. This is meant to be a short introduction into the use and set-up of Outlook Express so that you may start sending and receiving Email.
Please report problems to: webmaster@willapabay.org
