01. Adding An Email Account To Windows Mail
Windows Mail is Vista's replacement for Outlook Express and comes
free with Windows and is, probably, the first e-mail client
application you will get to know. However, before you can use
Windows Mail you need to add your email account details. Once this
has been done you are ready to start collecting those e-mails.
First Open Windows Mail by clicking on the Windows Mail option
on the Start menu. Once the Windows Mail window appears look along
the top toolbar and click on the Tools option. A drop down menu
will now appear. From this click on the Accounts option.
The Select Accounts type window will now appear (see screenshot
1-1 below). Click on the Email Account and then Press Next.
Fig: 1-1 Accounts Window
Once you have selected the Account Type and clicked the Next
button the Your Name Window (Fig 1-2) appears.
Fig: 1-2 Your Name Window
In the Display Name dialogue box type the name you want to use,
for example Joe Bloggs. Once you have done that click the Next
button. The Internet E-mail Address Window now opens (Fig 1-3)
Fig: 1-3 Internet E-mail Window
Type your e-mail address details into the E-mail Address
dialogue box and then click Next. The next window to appear is the
E-mail Server names Window (Fig 1-4)
Fig: 1-4 E-mail Server Name Window
This option window is not as easy as the previous ones, simply
because you need to fill in the Incoming mail POP (Point Of
Presence) and the SMTP (Simple mail Transfer Protocol). Normally
when you sign up for your Internet Access your ISP (Internet
Service Provider) either sends you details of the server names or
makes them available on the help pages of the ISP’s website.
Either way they usually take two forms as follows:
- Incoming mail server: pop.virgin.net (replace virgin.net with
your own ISP details (unless you are using Virgin)
- Outgoing mail server: smtp.virgin.net (again substitute
virgin.net with your own ISP
Alternatively
- Incoming mail server: mail.virgin.net (substitute your ISP name
for that of virgin)
- Outgoing mail server: mail.virgin.net (substitute your ISP for
that of virgin)
Once you have filled in these details then click Next.
The next window to appear is the Internet mail Logon window
(fig 1-5)
Fig: 1-5 Internet Mail Logon
Here you need to fill in the User Name you use to log on to
your ISP. This can be either a name, i.e., joebloggs, or your
e-mail address, i.e.
joebloggs@virgin.net. The remember password option is ticked
by default. This is best left alone. If you uncheck the remember
password option you will be prompted to fill in the password every
time you try to access your email account.
After completing this section click the Next button.
The final window to appear congratulates you on completing the
details requested. All you need do now is click the Finish button
and your email account is ready to use.
Fig: 1-6 Congratulations. You have successfully set up your
e-mail account
After you click Finish Windows Mail will access your email
account and start downloading any available emails.
Fig: 1-7 Connection progress screen