RE: Adding a hotmail account to Microsoft Outlook

  • From: "Reinhard Stebner" <raydar@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:02:48 -0500

To add hotmail to outlook, do the following:

1)  go to the tools menu and select e-mail accounts

The following dialog will come up:

E-mail Accounts
E-mail Accounts
You can change the e-mail accounts and directories that Outlook uses.
E-mail
Add a new e-mail account
View or change existing e-mail accounts
Directory
Add a new directory or address book
View or change existing directories or address books
< Back Next > Close

Select the Add a new e-mail account option and then press next.

2)  the following dialog will show up

E-mail Accounts
Server Type
You can choose the type of server your new e-mail account will work =
with.
Microsoft Exchange Server
Connect to an Exchange server to read e-mail, access public folders, and =

share documents.
POP3
Connect to a POP3 e-mail server to download=20
your e-mail.
IMAP
Connect to an IMAP e-mail server to download e-mail and synchronize=20
mailbox folders.
HTTP
Connect to an HTTP e-mail server such as Hotmail to download e-mail and=20
synchronize mailbox folders.
Additional Server Types
Connect to another workgroup or 3rd-party mail server.
< Back Next > Cancel

Select HTTP and press next.

3)  from the following dialog, you will want to type in your user name, =
your
first and last name, and your password.  You will want to select the hot
amil option.

The below dialog is an example of what you will see.
E-mail Accounts
Internet E-mail Settings (HTTP)
Each of these setting are required to get your e-mail account working.
User Information Server Information
Your Name: HTTP Mail Service Provider: Hotmail
E-mail Address: Server URL:
http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp
Logon Information
User Name:
Password:
Remember password
Log on using Secure Password=20
Authentication (SPA) More Settings ...
< Back Next > Cancel

Press next when you have all of your info inputted.

Please note that these instructions are for office xp.

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