Windows Live Hotmail accounts, including free accounts, can now be set up in Entourage as POPA common type of Internet-based mail account. Examples are Windows Live Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail. After you add a POP account to Entourage, messages from the account appear in the folder list under On My Computer. accounts. In most cases, you can set up a Windows Live Hotmail account in Entourage automatically using the Account Setup Assistant.
To sign up for a free Windows Live Hotmail account, visit the
Windows Live Hotmail sign-up page
.
Do any of the following:
 | Set up a Hotmail account automatically |
In a Web browser such as Safari, sign in to your Windows Live Hotmail account. After you sign in successfully, you can sign out.
In Entourage, on the Entourage menu, click Account Settings.
Click the arrow next to New
, and then click Mail.
If you see the New Account dialog box, click Setup Assistant.
Follow the instructions in the Account Setup Assistant.
If the account cannot be set up with the Account Assistant, try setting up the account manually.
Notes
Messages from your Windows Live Hotmail Inbox folder will appear in Entourage in the folder listThe pane of the Entourage window that contains folders for messages, contacts, and other items. If the folder list is not visible, on the View menu, click Show Folder List. If you are working in Calendar view, Show Folder List is available on from the Calendar menu. under On My Computer. Messages in folders other than the Inbox will only be available on the Windows Live Hotmail Web site.
Entourage will not receive messages from your Windows Live Hotmail Junk folder. We recommend that you sign in to your Windows Live Hotmail account in a Web browser periodically (at least once a month) to see whether any important messages were directed to the Junk folder.
If you previously set up an account in Entourage using the "Windows Live Hotmail" account type, you will have to set it up again in Entourage as a POPA common type of Internet-based mail account. Examples are Windows Live Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail. After you add a POP account to Entourage, messages from the account appear in the folder list under On My Computer. account. For these users, any rules previously set up in Entourage for the old account will need to be created again for the new POP account. If you have messages in the folder listThe pane of the Entourage window that contains folders for messages, contacts, and other items. If the folder list is not visible, on the View menu, click Show Folder List. If you are working in Calendar view, Show Folder List is available on from the Calendar menu. under the old Windows Live Hotmail account, you can copy them by dragging them to a folder under On My Computer.
| Set up a Hotmail account manually |
In a Web browser such as Safari, sign in to your Windows Live Hotmail account. After you sign in successfully, you can sign out.
In Entourage, on the Entourage menu, click Account Settings.
Click the arrow next to New
If you see the Account Setup Assistant, click Configure Account Manually.
In the Account type pop-up menu, click POP, and then click OK.
On the Account Settings tab, in the Account name box, type the name that you want to use to refer to this account in Entourage.
Under Personal Information, type the name and the e-mail address that you want to use.
The name that you type appears in the "From" field of mail messages that you send from the account.
Under Receiving mail, in the Account ID and Password boxes, enter your e-mail address and password.
In the POP server box, enter pop3.live.com
Click Click here for advanced receiving options, and then select the This POP service requires a secure connection (SSL) check box.
The completed Receiving mail settings should resemble this:
Under Sending mail, in the SMTP server box, enter smtp.live.com
Click Click here for advanced sending options, and then select the SMTP service requires secure connection (SSL) check box. Also select the options for SMTP server requires authentication and Use same settings as receiving mail server.
The completed Sending mail settings should resemble this:
Click the Options tab, and then under Server options, select the Leave a copy of each message on the server check box. Also select the Delete messages from the server after they are deleted from this computer check box.
The completed Server options settings should resemble this:
Click OK.
The Windows Live Hotmail account appears in the Accounts window as a POP account.
Notes
Messages from your Windows Live Hotmail Inbox folder will appear in Entourage in the folder listThe pane of the Entourage window that contains folders for messages, contacts, and other items. If the folder list is not visible, on the View menu, click Show Folder List. If you are working in Calendar view, Show Folder List is available on from the Calendar menu. under On My Computer. Messages in folders other than the Inbox will only be available on the Windows Live Hotmail Web site.
Entourage will not receive messages from your Windows Live Hotmail Junk folder. We recommend that you sign in to your Windows Live Hotmail account in a Web browser periodically (at least once a month) to see whether any important messages were directed to the Junk folder.
If you previously set up an account in Entourage using the "Windows Live Hotmail" account type, you will have to set it up again in Entourage as a POPA common type of Internet-based mail account. Examples are Windows Live Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail. After you add a POP account to Entourage, messages from the account appear in the folder list under On My Computer. account. For these users, any rules previously set up in Entourage for the old account will need to be created again for the new POP account. If you have messages in the folder listThe pane of the Entourage window that contains folders for messages, contacts, and other items. If the folder list is not visible, on the View menu, click Show Folder List. If you are working in Calendar view, Show Folder List is available on from the Calendar menu. under the old Windows Live Hotmail account, you can copy them by dragging them to a folder under On My Computer.
