How do I setup Microsoft Outlook 2007?

Overview

This article explains how to configure Microsoft Outlook 2007 to work with your ShoutCMS email account.

Add and configure the e-mail account

1. Using a web browser, navigate to your webmail landing page at  http://webmail.yourdomain.com where "yourdomain.com" is the name of your website. Make note of the name of your Incoming and Outgoing Mail Servers (for example, mail4.shoutcms.net).
   
   
   
2. Start Outlook.
3. On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.
4. On the E-mail tab, click New.
5. In the Add New E-mail Account dialog box, click IMAP click Next.
6. Configure the new e-mail account manually, follow these steps in the Add New E-mail Account dialog box:
1. Click to select the Manually configure server settings or additional server types check box, and then click Next.
2. Click Internet E-mail, and then click Next.
3. Under User Information, follow these steps:
1. In the Your Name box, type your full name.
2. In the E-mail Address box, type your full e-mail address.
4. Under Server Information, click the type of e-mail account that you have in the Account Typebox.
1. In the Incoming mail server box, enter your Incoming Mail Server (noted from step 1).
2. In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) box, enter your Outgoing Mail Server (noted from step 1).
5. Under Logon Information, follow these steps:
1. In the User Name box, type your full email address.
2. In the Password box, type the password.If you want Outlook to remember your e-mail account password, click to select the Remember password check box.
6. Click More Settings to open the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box.
7. Click the Servers tab, and then click to select the My server requires authentication check box.
8. Click Apply, and then click the Advanced tab.
9. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) box, type 465. (Note By default, the SMTP port number is 25).
10. Click Apply, and then click OK.
11. Click Test Account Settings. This feature will confirm that the email is setup properly by sending a test email to the account. 
12. Click Next, and then click Finish.