POP3 Email Setup - PC - Outlook Print

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This is a step-by-step guide on how to setup a POP3 email account on a PC for Outlook
Please Note: the version used for this guide is Outlook 2013


Firstly, Navigate to the Windows Start menu and type "Control Panel" Like so:
Start Menu - Control Panel

Once inside the Control Panel Window, Navigate to "Mail":
Control Panel - Mail

Once inside Mail, You will be greeted with the "Mail Setup" window:
Mail Setup

From here, If you alread have a pre-existing profile, click "E-mail Accounts..." and skip ahead to step 6. If not, Click "Show Profiles":
Profiles

Click "Add..." and Proceed to add a new user profile, Enter your desired profile and click "OK":
New Profile

You will be prompted to add a new email account, select "Manual setup or additional server types" and Click "Next >":
Add Account

Select "POP or IMAP" and click "Next >":
POP or IMAP

Proceed to enter your account details and select POP3 as the account type and click "More Settings..." (Please note, the below are example settings and not your login credentials, please refer to below as a template):
POP3 Settings

Within the "Internet E-mail Settings" window that opens upon clicking more settings, navigate to the "Advanced" tab and change the settings to correspond with those shown below:
POP3 Advanced Settings

Please note you can configure the "Delivery" section to your own preferences. Click "OK" and you will be returned to the Add Account window, click "Next >" to finish configuring your account, your account will now be setup.

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