Tag: Email Accounts
Understanding Outlook Migration – Part 3 – Email Account Creation
The primary purpose of this article is to highlight the differences that occur depending on what sequence new email accounts are added to an Outlook profile particularly in the area of what data files are created and default folders will be included – specifically in terms of contacts/calendar. If the accounts are created in a […]
Understanding Outlook desktop versus Windows 10 Mail app
With Microsoft’s seeming penchant to name everything email related as Outlook, it is understandable that there is confusion for those new to Windows 10 and Office (Outlook). First and foremost, the Windows 10 Mail / People / Calendar apps are completely separate from the Outlook (desktop) program that is part of the Office 365 suite […]
How to manage the Inbox for multiple POP3 accounts
For people who have multiple POP3 accounts configured, there are essentially two ways to deal with incoming emails from those accounts that allows for everything to be conveniently separated. The first approach would be to configure each POP3 account to have email delivered to its own <Inbox> located in a separate PST file for each […]
Understanding which is better for you – POP3 or Imap
What protocol to use when configuring an email account can be a little confusing for some, especially for those new to using an <Email Client> which is what the Outlook program is that’s included in any version of Office (see: Understanding Email Accounts and Email Clients). There are no shortages of articles that can be found […]
Understanding what you need to know about Outlook email and why
On more then one occasion in the Microsoft Answers forum, have encountered various sentiments expressed by people looking for an answer to a particular along the lines of “……I just want to use my email, don’t have the time or interest in learning about this techie stuff about whether an email account is POP3, IMAP […]
