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Configuring PSU IMAP service with Outlook 2007

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Step-by-step instructions for setting up an IMAP account in Outlook 2007. There is also a link to a short tutorial that will take you through the IMAP setup process in Outlook 2007 and show you how to change your default account from POP to IMAP.

Step-by-step instructions for setting up a Penn State  IMAP account in Outlook 2007.

  1.  Under Tools, select  Account Settings.
  2.  Click on New. Note: Do not change your POP account that may be listed in this window.
  3.  Under Choose Email Service, leave the first radio button (Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP or HTTP) selected.
  4. Click on Next.
  5. In the Auto Account Setup window, put a check in the box next to Manually configure server settings or additional server types.
  6. Click Next.
  7.  Under Choose Email Service, leave the first radio button (Internet E-mail) selected.
  8. Click on Next.
  9. In the Internet Email Settings window, enter:
    • Your Name
    •  Penn State email address (i.e. xyz123@psu.edu)
    • Under Server Information, select IMAP from the drop down menu
    • For incoming server, type mail.psu.edu
    • For outgoing server, type smtp.psu.edu
    • Your  user name should be filled in.
    • Enter your Penn State Access Account password at Password.
  10. Click on More Settings
  11. Under the General tab, rename the account PSU IMAP
  12. Click on the Advanced tab.
  13. Under Incoming server (IMAP), select SSL from the drop down menu next to Use the following type of encrypted connection. Note: This should automatically change the port number to 993.
  14. The Outgoing server should be set to None, and the port number should be 25.
  15. Click OK.
  16. Click on Test Account Settings and enter your password when prompted
  17. After the test message goes through, click on Close.
  18. Click Next.
  19. Click Finish.
  Before closing the account settings dialog box, you may want to set up a folder for your Sent email messages. 
  1. Double click on your IMAP account.
  2. Click on More Settings
  3. Click on the Folders tab.
  4. Select the second radio button.
  5. Click on the plus sign next to your IMAP account. This will display your folders
  6. Click on New Folder.
  7. Name the new folder IMAP Sent.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Click OK.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Click Finish.
  12. Click Close.


If you already have another account configured in Outlook 2007, you will need to set your IMAP account as the default. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click on the Tools menu.
  2. Select on Send/Receive.
  3. Select on Send/Receive Settings.
  4. Select Define Send/Receive Groups.
  5. Click on All Accounts.
  6. Click on Edit.
  7. Choose your other account from the menu on the left.
  8. Uncheck Send mail items and Receive mail items.
  9. Click on your IMAP account. Make sure all three boxes are checked.
  10. Under Receive mail items, select the second radio button that says Download complete items including attachments for subscribed folders.
  11. Click OK.
  12. Click Close.
Your account is now set up. In your inbox, you should see the test message you sent when creating your account.



Tutorial video on setting up an IMAP account in Outlook 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5cqDW740pI

(Once you are in YouTube, click Watch in High Quality for  the best clarity.)

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Last modified 07-22-2008