Configuring
OutlookXP/Outlook2003 |
Configuring OutlookXP and Outlook2003 for E-Mail is
fairly straightforward.
If you have a Existing PST file you want OutlookXP to use,
it requires just a bit more to do but saves time in the long-run
The steps below detail both procedures. |
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After installing Outlook, right click on the Outlook icon on the desktop |
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Select Properties |
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3. |
Check whether this you want to be prompted for a profile or always load
the one you are about to create |
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Click on the Add button |
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5. |
Give the profile any name you choose. My
preference is to give it the name of the person. This makes it a lot
easier to identify later on. |
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Check Add a new e-mail account and then
click on the Next button. |
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7. |
Check the type of account you want to add. In
this example we will be adding in a POP3 account, which is your typical
Internet e-mail account. |
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8. |
Enter in all the information requested. |
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9. |
Click on Test Account Settings to make sure everything is
configured correctly |
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10. |
Close the test windows |
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11. |
Click on the More Settings button |
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12. |
The default Mail Account name will be what
was entered for the POP server. |
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13. |
Enter in a more user friendly name |
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14. |
Click on the OK and Next buttons |
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15. |
If you don't have a different PST file you
want to use, you can simply click on the Finish button |
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The following section details the steps necessary to
configure
Outlook to use an Existing PST file or configure it to use one other
than the Default
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Click on the New Outlook Data File... button |
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2. |
Click on the Data Files... button |
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3. |
Outlook2003 will bring up the following dialog box. Highlight the lower
entry and click on the OK button |
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4. |
This will bring up the default location for
your data file. |
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5. |
In the Save in: box, browse to the
location of the PST file. This can either be on the local computer, file
server, or any central location on a network. |
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6. |
Name the file whatever you like. |
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6. |
Click on Ok |
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7. |
Click on Personal Folders and select the
lower option. This points to the one you just created. |
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8. |
Click on the Finish button |
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8. |
You will be given a warning about changing the
default location for your e-mail. Click on the OK button |
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9. |
To remove the reference to the first PST file, click on the Data
Files.... button |
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10. |
Highlight the top entry and click on the Remove button. You will
also notice that the other entry points to one on a file server. |
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11. |
Click on the Close button |