The information that you entered in one of the previous sections is added to various tabs in the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box. This dialog box is where you can change the Hotmail account settings.
If you want to change the Hotmail account settings, follow these steps.
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Step 1: Start Outlook
To do this, use one of the following methods, as appropriate for the operating system that you are running:
• Windows Vista
Click Start, and then click E-mail.
• Windows XP
Click Start, and then click E-mail.
Step 2: Open the "Internet E-mail Settings" dialog box
To do this, use one of the following methods, as appropriate for the version of Outlook that you are running: • Outlook 20071. On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.
2. On the E-mail tab, click your account.
3. Click Change.
• Outlook 2003 and Microsoft Outlook 20021. On the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts.
2. Under E-mail, click View or change existing e-mail accounts.
3. Click Next.
4. Click your account.
5. Click Change.
Step 3: Change how you connect to Hotmail
1. Click More Settings.
2. To rename your e-mail account, click the General tab. Then, make the changes that you want to one or more of the following entries: • Mail Account: Type a name for this account.
• Organization: Type the name of your company. This entry is optional.
• Reply E-mail: This entry is optional. Use it only when you want replies to your messages to be sent to another e-mail address.
3. To change how you connect to Hotmail, click the Connection tab. The Connection tab contains information about how to connect to Hotmail.
You can set up the connection to Hotmail by using one of the following settings, as appropriate for your situation:
• Connect using my local area network (LAN): This setting lets you log on to your Hotmail server through your existing network connection. The network configuration that you are using must support access to the Internet. For more information, contact the network administrator.
• Connect using my phone line: This setting configures the Internet Mail Service to look for a dial-up networking connection to log on to your Internet service provider (ISP). After you log on to your ISP, Outlook tries to connect to Hotmail.
If this setting is unavailable (appears dimmed), the Microsoft Windows Dialup Networking feature may not be installed on your computer.
• Connect Using Internet Explorer's or a 3rd Party Dialer: This setting configures Outlook to use a default connection method that was already configured.
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