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The fields used to make a new email account are as follows:
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||'''User Information'''
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'''Account Name - '''Specifies your email account name, which will usually be the same as your email address to the ''left ''of the @ sign.
'''Email Address - '''Specifies the email address you use to receive and send messages (must have an @ sign followed by email domain).
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||'''Login Information'''
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'''Username - '''The "friendly" name associated with your email address.
'''Password - '''The password assigned to you by your '''Internet Server Provider. '''For security, the actual characters will not be displayed on your screen.
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||'''Server Information'''
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You are able to receive this information from your '''Internet Service Provider '''or '''LAN Administrator.'''
* '''Server Type: '''Select POP3 or IMAP.
* '''Incoming Email Server (POP3): '''Specifies your server for incoming messages.
* '''Outgoing Email Server (SMTP): '''Specifies your server for outgoing messages.
* '''Incoming Port: '''Port for incoming messages.
* '''Outgoing Port: '''Port for outgoing messages.
* '''Encryption: '''Encryption choices including [[TLS - Transport Layer Security|TLS]] and [[SSL]].
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||'''Additional Settings'''
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'''Set as Default Mail Account - '''This email account will now be your default email account, unless otherwise specified.
'''Requires Outgoing Authentication - '''This means that the system must first log you onto the mail server.
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In order to send or read from your email account, you must first '''open '''the newly created account.
Returning back to the '''Accounts '''tab after clicking '''Save, '''select the name of your new account. The email messages that are stored on this email server will be displayed.
* If you are using an '''IMAP '''email service, the folder on the server used to store your email will be displayed on the left of the window. These folders do not exist when using a '''POP3 '''account.
==The Message Center==
