Microsoft Outlook is one of the most used email management software provided by Microsoft. It has been widely used by professionals, in offices and enterprises. But those who have just started using Outlook have hard times configuring it on a Windows PC. Although the process of configuring outlook is pretty straightforward, yet most people are unaware of the process.
In this article, we are going to provide step-by-step tutorial for configuring different versions of Outlook in Windows 10. It is recommended to follow the steps carefully, missing any of the steps may not properly configure outlook.
How to Configure Outlook in Windows 10?
- To change your account settings, go to Tools and then Account Settings.
- Select "New" from the menu.
- Click Next after manually configuring server parameters or adding more server types.
- Click Next after selecting Internet Email. At user information, provide your name and email address.
- Enter pop.mail.com as the incoming server and smtp.mail.com as the outgoing server for the POP3 account type. As for log in credentials, use your mail.com email address and password.
- Select "More Options."
- Select the Outgoing Server tab from the drop-down menu.
- Check Authentication is required by my outgoing server.
- The Advanced tab should be selected.
- Check the box next to Incoming Server and enter 995.
- This server necessitates a secure connection (SSL).
- Select TLS as the encrypted connection type and enter 587 next to Outgoing Server (a).
- Check to see if a copy of your email should be kept in your mail.com inbox.
- Keep a copy of your mail on the server (b).
- Click OK (c) and Next (d) (d).
- Finish by pressing the Finish button.
- The email is retrieved from your mail.com inbox by Outlook 2007.
How to configure Outlook 2010 in Windows 10
- Click File, then the submenu Information, and finally the Add account button.
- Select Click Next after manually configuring server parameters or adding more server types.
- Click Next after selecting Internet Email.
- Fill in your first and last name, as well as your email address. Enter pop.mail.com as the incoming server and smtp.mail.com as the outgoing server for the POP3 account type. Enter your email address and password for mail.com. By selecting the Next button, you may uncheck Test Account Settings. Select "More Options."
- Select the Outgoing Server tab from the drop-down menu. Check Authentication is required by my outgoing server.
- The Advanced tab should be selected. Check the box next to Incoming Server and enter 995. This server necessitates a secure connection (SSL). Select TLS as the encrypted connection type and enter 587 next to Outgoing Server (a). Check to see if a copy of your email should be kept in your mail.com inbox. Keep a copy of your mail on the server (b). Click OK (c) and Next (d) (d).
- Finish by pressing the Finish button.
Outlook 2010 accesses your mail. Inbox to retrieve emails.
How to Configure Outlook for Windows for Office 365
Setting up an Exchange connection in Microsoft Outlook allows you to connect to your Office 365 account. In Outlook, an Exchange connection gives you access to your email, calendar, contacts, and tasks.
You may also use IMAP to access your email in Outlook. You can only access your email from Outlook if you use IMAP, not your calendar, contacts, or tasks.
Microsoft Office 365 comes with Outlook. Faculty, employees, and graduate students who have a full-service SUNet ID, as well as undergraduate students who have an Office 365 account, can download Microsoft Office for Windows for free through webmail. For further information, see Microsoft Office for Windows.Start Outlook.
You may also use IMAP to access your email in Outlook. You can only access your email from Outlook if you use IMAP, not your calendar, contacts, or tasks.
Microsoft Office 365 comes with Outlook. Faculty, employees, and graduate students who have a full-service SUNet ID, as well as undergraduate students who have an Office 365 account, can download Microsoft Office for Windows for free through webmail. For further information, see Microsoft Office for Windows.Start Outlook.
- Click Next on the Welcome screen.
- Select Yes when asked whether you wish to link Outlook to an email account, and then click Next.
- The wizard for setting up an auto account appears. Enter your name, your SUNet ID password, and your email address (using sunetid@stanford.edu). Then press the Next button.
- Outlook will finish setting up your account, which might take a few minutes. Click Finish after you are alerted that your account has been successfully configured.
- For the changes to take effect, you may need to restart Outlook.