Outlook 2010: Set up email

You can set up your Workspace email in Microsoft® Outlook 2010. We recommend using the Outlook Setup Tool, to automatically set up your email in Outlook 2010. But if you want to set up your email yourself, follow these instructions.

You need to turn on Outlook Easy Setup in your Workspace account, first. This creates an autodiscover record that makes set up simpler. Read more about Outlook Easy Setup.

Warning: The Outlook Easy Setup tool will only work if your domain is registered in the same HostingDude.com account, with HostingDude.com nameservers. If your domain is registered elsewhere, please see: Outlook 2010: Manually set up email
  1. Log in to your Workspace Email account and open your product. (Need help logging in?)
  2. In your Workspace account, click the Tools menu.
  3. Select Email Setup Center.
  4. If you have email set up for multiple domains, from the Domain list, select the domain you want to use.
  5. Under Outlook Easy Setup, click the On/Off toggle switch, and make sure it says on.

Now you can set up your Workspace email in Outlook 2010.

  1. Open Outlook 2010.
  2. If this is the first time you've opened Outlook 2010, you'll see a welcome screen.
    1. Click Next.
      Outlook 2010 welcome screen, click Next
    2. Select Yes, and click Next.
      Select Yes, click Next
  3. If you've already set up an email address Outlook 2010, you'll see the inbox screen.
    1. Click File.
      Click File
    2. Click Add Account.
      Click Add Account
  4. Make sure E-mail Account is selected, and enter your Workspace email details.
    Field What to enter
    Your Name The name you want to show as the From display, on your emails
    E-mail Address Your Workspace email address
    Password Your Workspace email password
    Retype Password Your Workspace email password, again
    Enter Workspace email details
  5. Click Next.
    Click Next
  6. Outlook 2010 will test your settings. You may see a pop-up window asking if you want to Allow this website to configure... Select Don't ask me about this website again, and click Allow.
    Select Don't ask me, and click Allow
  7. When Outlook 2010 is finished setting up your account, it will say Congratulations! Click Finish.
    Click Finish

That's it! Your email is now set up in Outlook 2010.

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