1. Open Microsoft Outlook 2010.
2. Select File > Info > Account Settings

3. Select the email accounts tab if it is not already selected

4. Press "New"
5. Check the "Manually configure server settings or additional server types" box

6. Choose Internet Email

7. In the Internet Email settings window input the following data

Your Name:

Your name (will appear in the From field)

Email Address:

Full email address

Account Type:

POP3

Incoming mail server:

Your name (will appear in the From field)

Outgoing mail server:

Your ISP's outgoing server e.g - mail.bigpond.com or mail.optusnet.com.au, to help find yours a full list can be found here: http://support.stayingintouch.com.au/list-of-common-isp-outgoing-mail-smtp-servers/

Username:

Your full email address

Password:

The password you were sent in your setup email, tick remember password


8. Click Next and then Finish

To avoid overloading your email server

1. Step 1

   Use the Start menu to start Outlook. When it opens, click the File tab and select the account for your e-mail address if it’s not already chosen:

   

2. Step 2

   After making sure your e-mail address is selected, click the Account Settings button to open the settings window:

   

3. Step 3

   Make sure your e-mail address is selected, then click Change.

   

4. Step 4

   Click the More Settings button:

   

5. Step 5

   Choose the Advanced tab. In the “Advanced” tab, make sure that Leave a copy of messages on the server is checked. Then change the “14” to the number of days you want to leave messages on our servers:

   

6. Step 6

   After you close the “Internet E-mail Settings” window, the “Change Account” screen will still be visible.

7. Step 7

   Click Next. Outlook will test the settings, then should tell you that “all tests completed successfully”:

   

   If Outlook tells you a test failed, double-check to be sure you’ve entered the settings correctly. If the “Test Account Settings” window is still open, close it to continue.