Connecting to Outlook Live with Outlook Express (IMAP)

STEP 1:

Open Outlook Express, and then select the "Tools" option and from that menu select "Accounts..."

open Outlook express and click tools then Accounts

STEP 2:

In the "Internet Accounts" window you will want to click on the "Add" button and then select the "Mail" option in the menu.

Click Add and then mail.

STEP 3:

In this window you will Enter your Full name, and then click next.

You will now enter your Name

STEP 4:

You will now enter your University Email address, and then Click Next.

Enter your Email address.

STEP 5:

In this next window you will Select "IMAP" as your incoming mail server. The "Incoming mail Server" field will be outlook.com. The "Outgoing mail (SMTP) server" field will be different for everyone to find out what yours is click here and follow the directions. Once you have your specific server name enter it in the appropriate field and click "Next >".

“If you are on campus you may use mail.byui.edu to send email. If you are off campus you must use another mail server to send mail. BYUI currently does not support an outgoing mail server that is available both on and off campus.”

Select your Incoming server type and enter your server infomation

STEP 6:

You will now enter your University Email address and password, in the "Account name" and "Password" fields, and then click "Next >".

Enter your Email address and password.

STEP 7:

You will receive a message now telling you that you are finished, Click finish but you still have more to do.

You now Click Finish

STEP 8:

You will be returned back to the "Internet Accounts" window, here you will want to select the "Properties" buttons.

click on the properties button

STEP 9:

You will want to click on the "Advanced" tab. In this tab you will want to make sure that both the check boxes that state "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" is checked. Once your done hit "Apply" and then "OK".

go to the advanced Tab and ensure that you have SSL set up

STEP 10:

You will be asked if you would like to download Folders from the mail server, Select "Yes"

Click Yes

STEP 11:

In this New window you will want to select which folders you want to be shown. This can be done by highlighting each folder you want to display and click the "Show". Once you have selected all the folders you want to view you will click "OK".

select your folders and click

STEP 12:

Your Emails and folders will now begin to download. Once they have finished check and make sure you have all the emails you wanted.

If you require additional help Microsoft has some more resources which can be found here.