To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Entourage

This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Entrourage to work with your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on setting up Microsoft Entourage 2007, but these settings are similar in other versions of Microsoft Entourage. You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Entourage by using the settings in this tutorial.

  1. In Microsoft Entourage, select Entourage / Account Settings.


  2. Click the Mail tab.


  3. Click the New button.


  4. Click the Configure account manually button.


  5. Click the Account type drop-down menu and choose POP


  6. Click the OK button. The Edit Account window will appear. Enter the following information in the spaces provided:

    Account Name
    Enter a descriptive name for the account.
    Name
    Enter your first and last name. This is the name that will appear in the From field of messages you send.
    E-mail address
    Enter your entire email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com), using all lowercase letters.
    Account ID
    Your Account ID is your email address. Enter your entire email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com), using all lowercase letters.
    POP server
    Enter the POP server name: mail.yourdomain.com
    Password
    Enter the password for your email account.
    SMTP server
    Enter the SMTP server name: mail.yourdomain.com


  7. Click the Click here for advanced sending options button, located below the SMTP server box.


  8. Check the Override default SMTP port box.


  9. Enter the default outgoing port 587


  10. Check the SMTP server requires authentication box.


  11. Click the Use same settings as receiving mail server button.


  12. Click just outside of the pop-up window to return to the main Edit Account window.


  13. Click the OK button.


  14. Click the Close button, located in the upper left corner.