How to setup Outlook Express for Mac to check your Email
Outlook Express is a popular email client available on both Windows and Mac. This tutorial shows you how to configure Outlook Express to retrieve mail from your email account. The following screen shots are taken with Mac Outlook Express.
Make sure you have created your email address in the Hosting Manager or Plesk for Windows Hosting, before setting it up in Outlook Express for Mac.
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If you have, then continue below.
Setting up Outlook Express for Mac
These are the steps you need to follow to set up Outlook Express for Mac to check your email:
| Step 1. | Open Outlook Express. | ||||
| Step 2. | Go to the Tools menu and choose Accounts. | ||||
| Step 3. | Click on New, then Add a new account. | ||||
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| Step 4. | The Account Setup Assistant will open. Type your name, and click the right arrow at the bottom of the window on the right-hand side. | ||||
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| Step 5. | Enter your email address (yourname@yourdomain.com). Click the right arrow at the bottom of the window. | ||||
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| Step 6. | On this page, select POP as your incoming server type and enter the incoming and outgoing mail servers. Click the right arrow at the bottom of the window. | ||||
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| Below is a description of the fields: | |||||
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| Step 7. | On the Internet Mail Logon screen, you need to fill in the fields, and click the right arrow at the bottom of the window. | ||||
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| Below is a description of the fields: | |||||
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| Step 8. | Give your account a name (something like My Company Email) so you'll know which account you're checking if you decide to set up more than one account (to check more than one email address).
Tick the box marked Include this account in my "Send & Receive All" schedule. Click Finish. |
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| Step 9. | You should see the following window pop up. | ||||
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| Step 10. | Click on the File menu and choose Close. | ||||
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| Step 11. | Click Send & Receive All. You should then receive all your new email. | ||||
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Congratulations, you have added your email account to Outlook Express for Mac. You should now be able to use it to manage your email account.