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Step 1: Add a New Account

Click�<reference_page_text>Add Account.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

Step 2: Select Manual Configuration

Select the radio button for�<reference_page_text>Manually configure server settings or additional server types.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

Then click�<reference_page_text>Next

Step 3: Select E-mail

Select the radio button for�<reference_page_text>Internet E-mail.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

And then click�<reference_page_text>Next

Step 4: Configure User Information

<reference_page_text>Your Name�should be your name as you want it to appear in e-mails that you send.

<reference_page_text>E-mail Address�should simply be your e-mail address.

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Step 5: Configure Server Information and Either POP3 (110) or IMAP (143)

If you�ve configured your e-mail in�cPanel�then you can either select�<reference_page_text>POP3�or�<reference_page_text>IMAP�for your�<reference_page_text>Account Type�.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

For IMAP or POP3, the�<reference_page_text>Incoming mail server�should be set to the correct hostname. Generally speaking, this will bemail.yourdomain.com�or similar.

For SMTP, the�<reference_page_text>Outgoing mail server (SMTP)�should be set to the correct hostname. Generally speaking, this will bemail.yourdomain.com�or similar.

Step 6: Configure Logon Information

<reference_page_text>User Name�should be your username, generally with the domain included. For example,<reference_page_text>testemail@thebestfakedomainnameintheworld.com�instead of just�<reference_page_text>testemail�.

<reference_page_text>Password�should simply be the password for your e-mail account.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

Step 7: Configure SMTP for Authentication

Click�<reference_page_text>More Settings �

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

Select the�<reference_page_text>Outgoing Server�tab.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

Be sure the box is checked for�<reference_page_text>My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication�, and then select the radio button for�<reference_page_text>Log on using�.

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

<reference_page_text>User Name�should be your username, generally with the domain included. For example,<reference_page_text>testemail@thebestfakedomainnameintheworld.com�instead of just�<reference_page_text>testemail�.

<reference_page_text>Password�should simply be the password for your e-mail account.

Click�<reference_page_text>OK

Step 8: Finish and Test Settings

Check the box for�<reference_page_text>Test Account Settings by clicking the Next button�, and then click�<reference_page_text>Next�:

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Assuming the tests complete successfully, click�<reference_page_text>Close�:

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Step 9: Setup Complete

That�s it, Microsoft Outlook 2010 should now be setup to receive e-mail!

Click�<reference_page_text>Finish

How To Setup Email on Microsoft Outlook 2010

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