Setting up your school or home computer to use outlook.

(If you use outlook express, skip this section and move to the outlook express section. If you don’t know which one to use, use outlook express described later.)

 

First, find out what version of outlook you are running.  To do this, open Outlook and then click on help on the menu bar and then click on About Microsoft Outlook. It will tell you what version you are using.

 

For Outlook 2000

 

If this is the first account you are adding you will be walked through the following steps:

 

  1. You may be told this is an email upgrade. If so, choose None of the above
  2. After clicking Next you should choose the box that says “Internet Only”
  3. In the box labeled “Display Name” type your name such as John Smith
  4. On the next screen put in your email address:  josmith@bdalecards.org
  5. On the next screen you are asked for incoming and outgoing servers. For both of these type: mail.btc-bci.com
  6. On the next screen you will see your login name on the top line. You should type your password on the second line. Don’t do this if you share this computer with others, especially students.
  7. On the next screen you should choose the line that says you are connecting using the LAN.
  8. Click next or finish through the next screen or two and you should be all set up.

 

If this is Outlook 2000 but you already have a different email account set up, follow these instructions:

 

  1. Open Outlook
  2. Click on Tools at the top and go down to accounts
  3. Click on Add
  4. Choose mail (it is a mail account you are adding.)
  5. Now you should be ready for step 3 and following on the previous list.

 

 

For Outlook 2002.

If this is the first account you are setting up in Outlook, you will be walked through the following steps:

 

I’m sorry, but I am not able to provide the steps for setting up Outlook 2002 initially. The steps should be similar to Outlook 2000 above, especially the information regarding incoming and outgoing servers.

 

If you already have an account in Outlook 2002, do the following:

  1. Open Outlook
  2. Click on Tools on the top menu bar
  3. Find Email Accounts
  4. Click on add new email account
  5. Click on next
  6. Click on Pop3 server and then next
  7. Fill in the information. Where you are asked for incoming and outgoing mail servers, type:  mail.btc-bci.com
  8. Finally click next and then finish.

 

 

If you intend to use Outlook Express, use these instructions:

 

If this is the first account you are setting up:

  1. You may be told outlook express is not currently your default client. You can go ahead and make it your default client.
  2. You are now asked for your display name. Type in your name such as John Smith
  3. Choose that you already have an email address that you would like to use, then type that email address into the space provided:  josmith@bdalecards.org
  4. Both the incoming server and outgoing server should read:  mail.btc-bci.com
  5. Now you should be given a screen with your login name on it followed by a place for your password. Don’t put your password in if you share this computer.
  6. You may be asked if you want to import other settings. Say, No, unless you know of some reason to say Yes.