Outlook - Update Server Name

Update or change your email settings in Outlook for Windows

  1. Open Outlook and select File.

  2. Use the dropdown under Account Information to select the account you want to change.

  3. Select Account Settings.
    You have multiple types of account settings you can change in Outlook.

  4. Select Server Settings.
    Select Server Settings to change your user name, password, and server settings.

  5. In the 'Incoming mail' section, make sure that the Server is set to 'mail.' and then your domain.  (for example, if your email address is 'jane.smith@examplewebsite.com' then your Server should be 'mail.examplewebsite.com')

  6. Repeat step 5 for the 'Outgoing mail' section.

  7. When you're done updating your settings, select Next > Done.

  8. Confirm that incoming email is working by requesting Outlook to check for new mail.

  9. Confirm that outgoing email is working by sending a new test message to another one of your email addresses.

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