Mac Solution: How can I set-up e-mail using Microsoft Entourage?

  1. Open Entourage, located in Mac HD > Applications > Microsoft Office X > Entourage. The following screen appears:



    Click Yes. The Entourage Setup Assistant opens.


  2. Type your first and last name and click the right arrow at the bottom of the screen.




  3. Enter your home address and telephone number, then click the right arrow.




  4. Enter your company name, work address and telephone number, then click the right arrow.




  5. If this is a new Mac, you cannot import the mail directly into Entourage, so select "I want to start using Entourage without importing anything", then click the right arrow.

    Please note: If you were using an email client (e.g., Outlook Express, Eudora), select "Information from my e-mail program", then click the right arrow.




  6. Do not enable the junk mail filter; simply click the right arrow.



  7. Type your name, then click the right arrow.



  8. Type your e-mail address, then click the right arrow.




  9. Select "POP" from the drop-down menu, type pixelfusion.net for "Incoming mail server" and smtp.pixelfusion.net for "Outgoing (SMTP) mail server.




  10. Enter your username (without the @pixelfusion.net) and password, then click the right arrow.




  11. For Account name, type a descriptive name for the account, such as Pixel Fusion.




  12. Click the Finish button.


    Now that you have setup an e-mail account within Entourage, you will need to check the new account for the appropriate settings to send mail.

  13. With Entourage open, select Tools > Accounts.

  14. At the Mail tab, double-click on Pixel Fusion (POP) or whatever you named your new account
    (as indicated in step 11).




  15. In the screen that appears, under Sending mail, cilck the "Click here for advanced sending options", as shown below:




  16. Make sure there is is a check in the box next to "SMTP server requires authentication" and make sure "Use same settings as receiving mail server" is selected, as shown below:




  17. To close the Edit Account window, click OK.

 
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