How do I open a Microsoft outlook email account?

How do i set up an email account (microsoft outlook 2003) on a laptop?

• i was told to go to a website and i set up an email there and was supposed to do another step, but now i forgot the website AND email stuff i set up. help! (thanks guys! :] )

• Answer:

  the easiest and only way I know of is sign on to your isp and open outlook and then on the toolbar click 'tools' and then 'accounts' if the one one your trying to create is already there you can click 'properties' and check the info in each tab otherwise click 'add' and follow the wizard, it's pretty straight forward, when you are finished and if it does not get your mail you may have to assign the correct port numbers but don't worry too much about that as the wizard does a pretty good job, if there's room I'll paste aol's guide to set up outlook you should be able to apply it to your situation Create a new e-mail account in Outlook 1. Sign in to AOL. 2. Open Outlook. If you receive a message to register Outlook as the default manager for e-mail messages, click Yes. 3. On the Tools menu, click Accounts. 4. In the Internet Accounts dialog box, click Add, and then click Mail. 5. In the Internet Connection Wizard, in the Display name box, type your name as you want it to appear to other people, and then click Next. 6. In the E-mail address box, type your full AOL e-mail address that includes your screen name followed by @aol.com, and then click Next. 7. In the E-mail Server Names dialog box, click IMAP on the list. 8. In the Incoming mail server box, type imap.aol.com. 9. In the Outgoing mail server box, type smtp.aol.com. 10. Click Next. 11. In the Internet Mail Logon dialog box, in the Account name field, type your AOL screen name. 12. In the Password box, type your AOL password. 13. Click Next. 14. Click Connect using my local area network (LAN), and then click Next. 15. Click Finish. Configure your AOL e-mail account in Outlook 2000 1. In the Internet Accounts dialog box, click the Mail tab. Note If the Internet Accounts dialog box is not open, on the Tools menu, click Accounts. 2. Select your AOL IMAP e-mail account. 3. Click Properties. 4. In the Properties dialog box, click the Servers tab. 5. In the Incoming Mail server section, make sure your AOL screen name and password are entered. 6. In the Outgoing Mail server section, select the My server requires authentication check box. 7. Click Apply. 8. Click the Advanced tab. 9. In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box, change the port number to 587. 10. Click Apply. 11. Click OK. 12. Click Close.