Before you can use Outlook to read your email you need to configure it with certain basic information about your email account. The first time that you run Outlook it will automatically start the Outlook 2003 Startup Wizard to help you enter this information. If you have used Outlook before, you will need to start the Internet Connection Wizard manually.

Start Outlook. You can usually start it either from an icon either on the Desktop, or by clicking on Start, selecting [Programs] and then [Outlook]. If you are running your copy of Outlook for the first time, a window with the title Outlook 2003 Startup Wizard will appear automatically. If it does, click on Next and skip to step 2 below.

If the Outlook 2003 Startup Wizard doesn't appear when you start Outlook, then once the program has started, select [Options] from the [Tools] menu. Click on the Mail Setup tab and click the Email Accounts button. The wizard will now start. Select the [Add a new e-mail account] option and click on Next. Now skip to step 3 below.

On the E-Mail Accounts screen, make sure the [Add a new e-mail account] option is selected in order to configure an E-mail account and click on Next.

On the Server Type screen, choose the type of email server that you are using.

On the following screen, fill in the information as follows, using the picture below as an example.

• Your Name: enter your name as you would like it to appear in any messages you send
• E-mail Address: enter your email address
• Incoming mail server (POP3): set this as username .ispservername.com where username is your username. For example, if your username were abcd then you would enter abcd.ispservername.com
• Outgoing mail server (SMTP): if your computer is directly connected to an Internet Service Provider to connect to the Internet, use the smtp host that your Internet Service Provider specifies.
• User Name: enter your email account logon name or username
• Remember password: we recommend that you uncheck the Remember password box, since leaving it enabled is a security risk and could allow others to access your email. If you are the only user of your workstation and it is secure from access by others, you may wish to enable it.

Click on More Settings... and then on the Advanced tab. Now click in the box next to the first This server requires a secure connection (SSL) option, i.e. the one that is immediately underneath Incoming Server (IMAP), not the one underneath Outgoing Mail (SMTP). Click on OK to close the account properties box, and then on Next.

On the final screen just click on Finish.

Your email account is now set up. In order to view the folders for your email account you may need to click on the [View] menu and choose [Navigation Panel]. You will see your new email account under all folders in the left hand navigation panel.

In order to check your email, click on Send/Receive below the menus at the top of the Outlook screen. You will probably be prompted to enter your email account password. Do this and click on OK.

At this point you may see a message telling you that the server your are connected to is using a security certificate that could not be verified. Click on Yes to continue using the server and download your email.