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7.4 Setting Up E-mail Accounts
Types of E-mail Accounts
Before you can send and receive e-mail, you need to set up your e-mail account on your device. You can set up
the following types of e-mail accounts on your device:
the following types of e-mail accounts on your device:
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Outlook e-mail that you synchronize with your PC or your company’s Exchange Server
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E-mail account that you have from an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
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Work account that you access using a VPN connection
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Other web-based e-mail accounts such as Gmail®, Yahoo!® Mail Plus, etc.
E-mail Setup Wizard
Windows Mobile’s E-mail Setup Wizard walks you through the process of setting up your e-mail account. It
has an Auto Setup feature which can automatically set up your e-mail account based on the e-mail address
and password that you enter, if your e-mail provider settings are preconfigured on your device. If the settings
are not found on your device, Auto Setup then attempts to retrieve the settings online for which you may be
charged when your device connects to the Internet and downloads them. If it cannot find the e-mail settings
online, you need to enter them manually.
has an Auto Setup feature which can automatically set up your e-mail account based on the e-mail address
and password that you enter, if your e-mail provider settings are preconfigured on your device. If the settings
are not found on your device, Auto Setup then attempts to retrieve the settings online for which you may be
charged when your device connects to the Internet and downloads them. If it cannot find the e-mail settings
online, you need to enter them manually.
Note For more information about setting up your company Outlook e-mail account, see Chapter 8.
To set up a POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail account
Set up a POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail account on your device if you have an e-mail account from an Internet service
provider (ISP) or other e-mail provider, or a Web-based account such as Gmail, Yahoo! Mail Plus, etc. You can
also add a work account that you access using a VPN server connection as a POP3/IMAP4 account.
provider (ISP) or other e-mail provider, or a Web-based account such as Gmail, Yahoo! Mail Plus, etc. You can
also add a work account that you access using a VPN server connection as a POP3/IMAP4 account.
1.
Tap Start > Messaging > Setup E-mail.
2.
Enter the E-mail address and Password for the e-mail account and select the Save password option.
Tap Next.
Tap Next.
3.
If e-mail provider settings are found preconfigured on your device, the E-mail Setup Wizard shows a
successful message. Tap Next.
successful message. Tap Next.
If the settings are not found on your device, select the Try to get e-mail settings automatically from
the Internet check box to find and download e-mail server settings from the Internet and then tap
Next.
the Internet check box to find and download e-mail server settings from the Internet and then tap
Next.
4.
Enter Your name and the Account display name and then tap Next.
Note If the E-mail Setup Wizard was unsuccessful in finding and downloading settings from the Internet, select
Internet e-mail from the Your e-mail provider list on the next screen. You will be asked to enter e-mail
server settings. See “To specify e-mail server settings” for details.
server settings. See “To specify e-mail server settings” for details.
5.
In the Automatic Send/Receive list, choose how frequent you want e-mail messages to be
automatically sent and downloaded on your device.
automatically sent and downloaded on your device.
Note Tap Review all download settings to select download options, set the e-mail format as HTML or plain
text, and more. For more information, see “To customize download and format settings.”
6.
Tap Finish.