Outlook 2007 Email Setup Guide

1. Setting up Outlook 2007 for the first time

1. If this is the first time you've run Outlook 2007, the first thing you'll see the startup window, click Next. (If you're setting up an extra address go to section 2)

   

2. You'll be asked if you want to configure an email account, make sure Yes is selected and click Next.

   

3. Outlook will try to automatically configure your settings. Unfortunately this won't work with your PlusNet address. Tick Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next.

   

4. Make sure Internet E-mail is selected, click Next and go to Section 3 - Enter your account details.

   

2. Set up an additional email address

1. Open Outlook, go to Tools on the top bar and select Account Settings.

   

2. The Account window will appear. Make sure the E-mail tab is selected and click New...

   

3. Outlook will try to automatically configure your settings. Unfortunately this won't work with your PlusNet address. Tick Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next.

   

4. Make sure Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP or HTTP is selected, click Next and go to Section 3 - Enter your account details

   

3. Enter your account details

1. Fill out the Internet E-Mail Settings window with your account details.

   If you're not sure what to enter, each section you need to fill in is explained below.

   

2. User Information

   • Your Name: Your full name or the name you'd like people to see when you send them email from this account.
   • E-mail address: Enter the email address you're setting up, this could be a PlusNet address (yourname@username.plus.com) or a hosted domain address (something@yourdomain.co.uk)

   Server Information

   Choose POP3 from the dropdown box at the top and enter the following for the mail servers:

   • Incoming mail server: mail.plus.net
   • Outgoing mail server: relay.plus.net

   Logon Information

   The logon information depends on the address you're setting up:

   • Default email address: Enter the username and password you use to log into this site.
   • Additional mailbox: Enter the mailbox username (username+mailboxname) and the password you chose when creating the new mailbox.

     (If you're not sure what these are, check the email we sent to your contact address after you created the new mailbox in Manage My Mail).

   Don't tick: Require logon on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)

   Click Next when you've filled in all three sections.

3. That's everything you need to do, click Finish.

   

4. Finally Click Send/Receive and your email will be downloaded to the Inbox.

4. Check or edit an existing email account

If you need to check or change your email settings on Microsoft Outlook, follow these steps:

1. Go to Tools on the top bar and select Account Settings.

   

2. The Account Settings window should appear, from here select the account you want to edit from the list and click Change...

   

3. The settings screen is the same as the one you'll see when setting up a new account. Take a look at Step 3 - Enter your account details (above) for more information on this.

   Click Next and then Finish when you're done.

This page last updated 16th October 2009