Microsoft Outlook 2007

To set up your email address to work in Microsoft Outlook 2007:

  1. Tools > Account Settings
  2. New (on the E-mail tab)
  3. Select "Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP or HTTP" then next
  4. Tick “Manually configure server settings or additional server types” and then "Next" Please note: a lot of people miss this step
  5. Choose "Internet E-mail: POP / IMap / HTTP" and then "Next"
  6. Insert the following information:

User Information

  • Your name as you’d like it to be seen by others eg “Mary Smith”
  • Insert your full email address eg This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Server Information

  • Account type: POP3
  • Incoming mail server as emailed to you (it is "mail" in place of the "www" in your website address, for example "mail.butterflyinternet.com.au")
  • Outgoing mail server as per your internet service provider - the company that provides your internet connection, such as Bigpond. Help to identify your outgoing mail server

Log On Information

  • User name is your entire email address eg This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Password as emailed to you
  • Tick "Remember password" (unless other people use this computer)

Leave unticked: "logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)"

Press “Test Account Settings”". If all the arrows are green then you are finished. If there is a red cross check that all of the settings match the above and what was supplied to you.

Press “Next” to finish