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Automatically set up an e-mail account in Microsoft Outlook

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    Enter your email address and click connect.
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    Now enter your password and click "Connect" again.
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    As a rule, you will be prompted for your password again. Do not let this confuse you. For the username, remove everything after the @ sign including the @ sign so that only the username is there. If you want to add an alias or a mailing list (as an identity), remove the Outlook suggestion and enter your username. If the window appears again after clicking "Ok", check the password.
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    After the setup is complete, you will receive a success message. You can now set up additional accounts or complete the process. Please make sure to uncheck "Set up Outlook Mobile on my phone as well" before doing so.

  1. Start Outlook and select the "File" tab. You will get to the account information where you click on "Add account" in the right column.
  2. Enter your email address and click connect.
  3. Now enter your password and click connect again.
  4. You will usually be prompted for your password again. Do not let this confuse you. For the username, remove everything after the @ sign including the @ sign so that only the username is there. If you want to add an alias or a mailing list (as an identity), remove the Outlook suggestion and enter your username. If the window appears again after clicking "Ok", check the password.
  5. After the setup is complete, you will receive a success message. You can now set up additional accounts or complete the process. Before doing so, make sure to uncheck "Set up Outlook Mobile on my phone as well".

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