Use Outlook automatic account setup for your email
Note: If you’re using Outlook 2010 with Office 365 for business, you need to set up your desktop before you can set up Outlook to access your account. See Set up Office 2010 desktop programs to work with Office 365 for business.
In many cases, Outlook can set up your account for you with only an email address and a password. When you launch Outlook for the very first time, the Auto Account Wizard launches.
To automatically set up an account
Open Outlook, and when the Auto Account Wizard opens, choose Next.
Note: If the wizard didn't open or if you want to add an additional email account, on the toolbar choose the File tab.
On the E-mail Accounts page, choose Next > Add Account.
Select the type of account you need, and choose Next.
Fill-in the following information:
Your Name, Email Address, Account Type, Incoming mail server, Outgoing mail server, User Name, and Password.
Notes: If you have an Office 365 for business or an Exchange account, see POP and IMAP settings for Outlook Office 365 for business for your incoming and outgoing mail server information.
For all other accounts, including those from your local Internet Service Provider (ISP), contact your administrator or your ISP's help desk for this information.
Choose Test Account Settings to verify the information you entered.
Note: If the test fails, choose More Settings. Your administrator might have you make additional changes, including entering specific ports for the incoming server (POP3 or IMAP) or outgoing server (SMTP).
Choose Next > Finish.
Looking for help adding a Gmail account to Outlook? You'll need to Prepare your Gmail account for connecting to Outlook and Office 365 and then Import Gmail to Outlook.
Delete an email account
To delete an email account
On the File tab, in the right pane, choose Account Settings > Account Settings.
In the list of email accounts, select the one you want to delete, and then choose
Remove.
Use Outlook automatic account setup for your email
Note: If you’re using Outlook 2010 with Office 365 for business, you need to set up your desktop before you can set up Outlook to access your account. See Set up Office 2010 desktop programs to work with Office 365 for business.
In many cases, Outlook can set up your account for you with only an email address and a password. When you launch Outlook for the very first time, the Auto Account Wizard launches.
To automatically set up an account
Open Outlook, and when the Auto Account Wizard opens, choose Next.
Note: If the wizard didn't open or if you want to add an additional email account, on the toolbar choose the File tab.
