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To setup your email account in Microsoft Outlook you will first need to open your desktop software.

1. From the menu at the top select the File menu.

2. Select the Account Setting dropdown then select Account Settings.

3. From the Account Setting dialog select New to create a new email account.

4. The Add account dialog will now load, select Manual setup and then Next.

5. You now need to select your service type, select POP or IMAP

6. You now need to enter in your account details and select your account type.
   • Your Name: The name you want to have shown on the emails
   • Email Address: This is your full email addres e.g. brian@hosting-tutorials.co.uk
   • Account Type: You can select POP3 or IMAP, the settings are the same for both types of account
   • Incoming mail server: mail4.host-it.co.uk
   • Outgoing mail server: smtp4.host-it.co.uk
   • User Name: This is your full email addres e.g. brian@hosting-tutorials.co.uk
   • Password: The password that was set when your email account was created

7. To configure the outgoing mail authentication details select More Settings.

8. Select the Outgoing Server Tab then enable My outging server (SMTP) requires authentication and select use same settings as my incoming mail server, then select OK to apply the changes.

9. From the POP and IMAP Account Settings page select next to test your account settings.

10. Once the test is complete select Finish.

11. You will now see that your new acconut has been added into Outlook and you can now send and receive email.