1. The First step is to start up Microsoft Mail. Normally its available on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.

Start up the Microsoft Mail program. You should see a window like this.

On the upper left, click on Accounts.

2. A panel pops up on the right side that says Manage Accounts.

In the upper right panel, click on Add account.

3. A small popup appears in the center of the screen titled Add an account.

Scroll down and select Advanced setup.

4. The small popup titled Add an account now shows “Advanced setup”.

Select Internet email from the list of options.

5. The small popup titled Add an account now shows “Internet email account”.

Enter your information here.
Where it asks for Email address enter your email address (eg. janedoer@svpal.org).
Where it asks for User name enter your username (eg. janedoer).
Where it asks for Password enter your password.
Where it asks for Account name enter a name for the account (eg. Jane Doer / SVPAL).

6. On the small popup titled Add an account, scroll down to enter more data.

Enter additional information here.
Where it asks for Send your messages using this name enter your name (eg. Jane Doer).
Where it asks for Incoming email server enter imap.svpal.org.
Where it asks for Account type select IMAP4.
Where it asks for Outgoing (SMTP) email server enter a name for the account enter smtp.svpal.org.

7. On the small popup titled Add an account, scroll down to enter more data.

Enter additional information here.
The following checkboxes should all be checked:
✓ Outgoing server requires authentication.
✓ Use the same user name and password sending email.
✓ Require SSL for incoming email.
✓ Require SSL for outgoing email.

Click on the Sign in button to save your settings.

Finally the small popup titled Add an account says “All done!”

Click on the Done button to finish setup.