Add an email account when you first start Outlook 2010
If you are new to Outlook or are installing Outlook 2010 on a new computer, the Auto Account Setup feature automatically starts and helps you configure account settings for your email accounts. This setup requires only your name, email address, and password. If your email account can’t be automatically configured, you must enter the required additional information manually.- Start Outlook.
- When prompted to configure an email account, click Next.
- To add an email account, click Yes, and then click Next.
- Enter your name, email address, and password, and then click Next.
If you enter an email address that ends with outlook.com or msn.com, you must use the Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector to add the email account.
If the initial attempt to configure your account fails, a second attempt
can be made using an unencrypted connection to the mail server. If you
see this message, click Next to continue. If the unencrypted connection also fails, your email account can’t be automatically configured.
Click Retry
After the account is successfully added, you can add more accounts by clicking Add another account.
- To exit the Add New Account dialog box, click Finish.
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