Outlook 2003 Setup and Configuration

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Installation:

  • Outlook 2003 is installed as a part of Microsoft Office 2003.

Initial Setup:

  1. Start Outlook. A shortcut for Outlook is found in "Start" Menu → "All Programs" → "Microsoft Office Tools".
  2. Click on the "Tools" menu in the top task bar.
  3. Click on the double down arrows on the very bottom of this drop down menu to expand it. (image)
  4. Click on "E-mail Accounts". This will bring up a new window on which you can just click "Next". (image)
  5. In the next window select the "IMAP" radio button then click "Next". (image)
  6. In the following window enter your name, e-mail address, user name, and password in the provided fields. Then enter "mail.egr.msu.edu" for both the ingoing and outgoing mail servers. (image)
  7. If you want Outlook to remember the password so you don't have to type it in every time you use the program, type your password into the field and leave the box checked. Otherwise, uncheck this box.
  8. After you have filled out the information, click the "More Settings" button.
  9. The new window this brings up will have tabs across the top; select the "Advanced" tab and click the checkboxes under both incoming server and outgoing server to enable SSL. Also, change the "Outgoing server (SMTP):" port number from 25 to 465. (image)
  10. Now select the "Outgoing Server" tab and click the checkbox next to "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication". Verify the option "Use same settings as my incoming server" is selected. (image)
  11. Once that is done, click the "Ok" button on the "Internet E-mail Settings" window and the "Next" button on the "E-mail Accounts" window.
  12. At the last window click "Finish".

Folder Subscriptions:

  1. In Outlook click on the Inbox of the account you wish to perform the subscriptions on. (image)
  2. Click on "Tools" and then click "IMAP Folders..." (image)
  3. Click the "Query" button to get a list of available folders. (image)
  4. Click on the folder you want to subscribe to (i.e. spam) and click "Subscribe". (image)
  5. Click "Ok" when you are done choosing your folders.