Outlook Express set-up

Setting up e-mail using Outlook Express

The following instructions are for setting up your e-mail account in Microsoft Outlook Express 5 on a PC.

The information you will require to input is shown in red / bold font.

To set up a new e-mail account:

1) Open up Microsoft Outlook Express. Go to Tools >> Accounts, a pop up window will appear.

2) Click on the 'Add' button and select 'Mail'. A new pop-up window will appear for the set up wizard.

3) Enter the name you would like to appear in the 'FROM' field of e-mails you send.

yourname eg John Smith

Click 'Next'.

4) Check the first radio button 'I already have an e-mail that I'd like to use' and enter an email address that you would like people to see when they are replying to your e-mails

johnsmith@nettmail.co.uk

Click 'Next'

5) The top line should read 'My incoming mailserver is a POP3 server'.
In the 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server' field enter the 'POP3 (incoming) Hostname' supplied in your set up e-mail

mail.nettmail.co.uk 

In the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)' field enter the outgoing mailserver or
Hostname of your ISP

smtp.ntlworld.com 
or
smtp.blueyonder.com 
or  
smtp.aol.com

Click 'Next'

6) In the 'Account name:' field enter the 'Username' supplied in your set up e-mail.
johnsmith@nettmail.co.uk

In the 'Password:' field enter the 'Password' supplied in your set up e-mail.
your password

Check the 'Remember password' box unless you want to enter your Username and Password every time you receive e-mail

Click 'Next'

7) Finally click 'Finish' the wizard pop-up window will close and your new e-mail account will appear in the 'Internet Accounts' window click 'Close'. Your e-mail account is now set up.

If at any time you need to change any of the settings go to Tools >> Accounts >> click Mail tab >> select the e-mail account that you want to alter and either double click it or click the 'Properties' button.