How to Set Up MSN Email in Outlook 2007

Outlook 2007 is an e-mail client that can be used to manage your e-mail, contacts list and calendar. You can configure it to send and receive e-mail using your MSN e-mail address, but you must know what type of MSN e-mail you have before you get started. If MSN is your ISP, you will likely have an MSN POP3 account. If you are a user of MSN's free e-mail service, you are likely to have a Web-based account without POP3 access.

Instructions

1. Open Outlook 2007, and select "Account Settings" from the "Tools" menu.

2. Click "New" and select "Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP or HTTP." Click "Next."

3. Enter your name, MSN e-mail address and password into the text fields provided. Select "Manually Configure Server Settings or Additional Server Types" and click "Next."

4. Click "Internet Email," and then click "Next."

5. Enter your name and email address under the "User Information" heading.

6. Fill out the server information. If your account is a POP3 MSN account, select "POP3" from the drop-down menu. Enter "pop3.email.msn.com" in the box labeled "Incoming Mail Server." Enter "smtp.email.msn.com" in the box labeled "Outgoing Mail Server." Check the box labeled "Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)".

   Select "HTTP" from the "Account Type" drop-down menu if you have a Web-based MSN account. Select "MSN" from the "HTTP Service Provider" drop-down menu. If you are setting up a Web-based MSN account, make sure the "Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" box is not selected.

7. Enter your MSN user name and password in the text boxes beneath "Logon Information." Check the box that says "Remember Password" and click "Next." Click "Finish" to complete the setup of your MSN e-mail account in Outlook.

References

• Microsoft Support: How to Configure MSN to Work With Outlook