Add a profile in Outlook 2000/Xp
- Right-click the Outlook icon on the desktop and select Properties.
- In the Mail Setup - Outlook dialog, click the Show Profiles button. The Mail dialog will appear.

- Click Add to add a new profile.

- At Profile Name, enter the Username and click OK. The E-mail Accounts dialog opens.

- Click Add a new e-mail account and then click Next. The E-mail Accounts dialog opens.

- Click Microsoft Exchange Server and then click Next.

- At Microsoft Exchange Server, enter mail.localnet.com (or whatever...).
- At User Name, enter the username.
- Click the More Settings button, then select the Advanced tab.
- At Logon network security, select None. Click OK.
- Return to the E-mail Accounts dialog. If the user is connected, click Check Name. After a few seconds, Outlook will ask for the password. Enter the password and click OK. Outlook will resolve the username on the server where your mailbox will reside, after authenticating.
- You have successfully finished configuring your profile. Click Finish to exit.


- To add another profile, right-click on the
desktop Outlook icon and select Properties-->Show Profiles.
If you plan on using the new profile exclusively, click Always use this profile, then select the profile name from the drop down list. Outlook will automatically use this profile all the time.
If you plan on switching between profiles, click Prompt for a profile to be used. Every time you start Outlook, you will be prompted to choose which profile to use from the list of available profiles.
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