How to Change Your Microsoft Office Outgoing Mail Server

Your emails are important, so make sure they are being sent properly by checking your outgoing mail server. If you change to a new Internet Service Provider or your Email provider makes a change in their mail server settings, you will need to know how to manually update your outgoing mail server in Outlook.This article will explain how to change your Microsoft Office outgoing mail server.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft Outlook

Instructions

Changing Your Microsoft Office Outgoing Mail Server

1. Double click on your Microsoft Outlook icon on the desktop to launch the program.

2. Navigate your mouse pointer to the tool bar at the top of the screen and click on "Tools." When the new menu pops up, move your pointer down and click on "Account Settings."

3. Click on your current mail server in the name field and then click on "Change."

4. Navigate to the "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" text box underneath the "Server Information" heading. Type in your new outgoing mail server in the text box.

5. Click on "Next" and then click on "Finish" to complete the process.

Tips & Warnings

• Your Internet Service Provider or email provider can give you the correct outgoing mail server if you are not sure what it should be.

• If the outgoing mail server is not entered correctly, your emails will not send!