How to Set Up an Email Client

To be able to check emails with an email program, you will need to set up an email client. An email client tells your email program where to go to get your emails; what your email address, username and password are; and the protocol your email server uses. Outlook Express comes standard with all Windows computers, and it is the most common program with which to check email; however, the procedure varies only slightly with most other email programs.

Instructions

1. 

   Open Outlook Express. Click "Tools," then "Accounts..."

2. 

   Click the "Add" button, then click "Mail..."

3. 

   Enter your name as you would like it to appear to the person receiving your emails. Click "Next."

4. 

   Enter your complete email address and click "Next."

5. 

   Set "My incoming mail server is a" and select the type of mail server you are getting mail from. (Typically, this will be a POP3 server, but in the case of web-based mail such a gmail, it may be an HTTP server.) Click "Next."

6. 

   Enter your account name and the password to your email account. If you would prefer to enter your password each time you check your email, deselect the box next to "Remember password" and click "Next."

7. 

   When a "Congratulations" box comes up, click "Finish."

8. 

   When an "Internet Accounts" box appears, click the "Mail" tab. You will see your new email client.

9. 

   Set your new client to default by highlighting the client and clicking "Set as Default." Click "Close."

Tips & Warnings

• Test your new client by sending and receiving an email. If you want to set another account as default, go to "Tools" and "Accounts..." Select your default client preference and click "Set as Default," then "Close."