Step 1 - at the top of the Outlook screen, on the toolbar, click "Tools" and then, when the drop box opens, click on "E-mail Accounts."

Step 2 - after you click "E-mail Accounts" a window called "E-mail Accounts" will pop up. Click on "Add a new email account" and click "Next."

Step 3 - after you click "Next" a new window will pop up. Click on POP3, then click "Next."

Step 4 - A new window called "Internet E-mail Settings" will pop up.

Under "User Information", enter"Your Name" as you wish it to appear on any email that you send or reply to. The "E-mail Address" field is the actual e-mail address of your account.

The "Incoming Mail Server" is your domain, like "danbailey.com," with no prefix such as www. or mail. In "Outgoing Mail Server" type in the SMTP server for your internet provider, such as mail.bellsouth.net or smtp.earthlink.net.

Type in the User Name given, usually something like "dbmb1" or the like. Outlook will automatically fill this in with the portion of your email address before the @ sign. Just delete that and type in what you were given, then enter the password you were given

Click Next then Finish, close the pop up window. Have someone send you an email then click Send/Receive to get your mail.

To set Outlook to check for email automatically, go to:

Tools>Options>Mail Setup(tab)>Send/Receive(button), then, under "Setting for group "All Accounts", be sure to check the "Schedule an automatic send/receive every..." and then put in how often you to check for mail.

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