Step 1

In the menu bar at the top, click Tools, then select Account Settings from the drop down menu.

Step 2

Click Add Account towards the bottom left of the window.

Step 3

Make sure E-mail Account is selected, then click Next

Step 4

Enter your name in the Your Name field. This is what will appear in the from field when you send an email. Text in this box can be upper and lower case.

Enter your email address in the E-mail Address field. This is case sensitive and should be entered in lowercase.

Once you've typed these in, click Next.

Step 5

Incoming server type is POP.

Enter the Incoming Server name in the following format: mail.yourwebsitename.com. For example, if your website address was www.website.com, your Incoming Server would be mail.website.com

Your Outgoing Server should be the same as your Incoming Server.*

Both of these fields are case sensitive and should be typed in lowercase. Once all of the above information is typed in, click Next

* You may need to contact your internet service provider to get their smtp settings as some providers will only let you send email using their outgoing mail server. Cox Communications is an example of this.

Step 6

Enter your Incoming User Name as provided to you*. This is case sensitive and should be typed in exactly as you were given.

* If you do not know your Incoming User Name, and your website is hosted by ProProducts Web Design, it can be obtained by contacting ProProducts Web Design. If your website is not hosted by ProProducts Web Design, you will need to contact your host to get this information.

Step 7

Enter a name for the account in the Account Name field.

Step 8

Click Finish to complete the email setup.

Step 9

Click OK to close the Account Settings window.