Setting up Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003 and 2007

Microsoft Outlook is an email and diary program that comes as part of Microsoft Office. Many companies use it, and it might have been included with your home computer.

You can set up Microsoft Outlook to send and receive your O2 email. You just need to tell it your O2 email account details.

1. To open Microsoft Outlook, go to 'Start' -> 'All Programs' -> 'Microsoft Office' -> 'Microsoft Office Outlook 2003'.
   
   
2. Once Outlook has opened, go to the 'Tools' menu and click 'E-mail accounts'.
   
   
3. A window will appear containing four options. Choose 'Add a new e-mail account' and click the 'Next' button.
   
   
4. The next screen asks you for a server type. Choose 'POP3' from the list and click the 'Next' button.
   
   
5. Now you have to tell Outlook the details for your O2 email account. Enter the following information into the relevant boxes:

    

   Your name:
   Enter the name you wish to appear on emails you send.

    

   E-mail address:
   Enter your full O2 email address.

    

   Incoming mail server (POP3):
   Enter 'mail.o2.co.uk'.

    

   Outgoing mail server (SMTP):
   Enter 'smtp.o2.co.uk'.

    

   User Name:
   Enter your username. It's your entire 'o2.co.uk' email address.

    

   Password:
   Enter the password for this email account. It's the same one you use to sign into o2.co.uk with. If you untick the 'Remember password' box, you'll be asked to enter the password each time you check for new email.

    

   More Settings:
   Select this and choose the 'Servers' tab. You will then need to select the 'Log on using' option and enter your O2 email address as the user name and your O2 password in the password field. You need to tick the 'remember password' option. Click 'OK'.

    

6. To make sure you entered the correct information, click the 'Test Account Settings' button on this screen.
   
   

7. When you're sure the details are correct, click 'Next'.

    

   That's it – you'll see a screen saying that your new account has been set up. Just press the 'Finish' button to start sending and receiving email using Outlook.