NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Internet Mail Only option. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu. If you have the Internet Mail Only option installed, you see "Internet Mail Only".
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

The following describes how to create a new mail account for use with the Internet Only (IMO) version of Microsoft Outlook 2000 when it is run for the first time and how to set up multiple individual e-mail accounts on one computer.

NOTE: America Online (AOL) uses its own e-mail system which is not compatible with the Internet standards supported by Outlook. For additional information about this, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 243336 OL2000: AOL E-mail Service Is Not Available for Outlook Users

For additional information about using Outlook with a Hotmail or other Web-based e-mail provider, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 234704 OL2000: How to View Hotmail Messages in Outlook 2000 MORE INFORMATION

Before starting you will need a connection to your Internet Service Provider (ISP), your e-mail account server names, and your e-mail account name.
After Outlook (IMO) is installed, you must set up your mail account. When Outlook is started for the first time it will prompt you for information to set up a mail account. See the section titled "Set Up an Internet Mail Account" for more information and start with step 4. If you want to set up the account before Outlook is run for the first time, start with step 1.

• Set Up an Internet Mail Account
• Set Up Multiple E-mail Accounts On One ISP Account

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Outlook 2000