Microsoft KB Archive/195879

= OL2000: Installing and Using the Outlook Newsreader =

Article ID: 195879

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q195879





SUMMARY
Microsoft Outlook 2000 uses Microsoft Outlook Express for a newsreader. Installation of this component places a News option on the "Go To" entry of the View menu in Outlook.



Configuring the Outlook Express Newsreader

 * 1) On the View menu in Outlook, point to Go To and click News.
 * 2) If you connect to the Internet using a dial-up connection, enter the requested information in the Dial-up Connection dialog box and click Connect.

If you connect to the Internet using a local area network (LAN) connection, leave this dialog box empty and click Cancel.
 * 1) On the Outlook Express Tools menu, click Accounts. On the News tab, click Add and then click News.
 * 2) In the Internet Connection Wizard, type a Display Name for the News account. This name represents your identity in the newsgroups. Click Next.
 * 3) In E-mail Address, type your e-mail address. Click Next.
 * 4) In News (NNTP) Server, type the name of the news server supplied to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). This is usually in a format similar to "News.domain.net." If your news server requires you to log on, click to select (place a checkmark in) the "My news server requires me to log on" check box. Click Next, click Finish, and click Close.
 * 5) When asked, "Would you like to download newsgroups from the news account you added?" click Yes. NOTE: If you want to do this later, click No.
 * 6) In the list of newsgroups, click to select a newsgroup, click Subscribe, and then click OK. This adds the selected newsgroup to the Outlook Express Name window.
 * 7) Double-click the name of a newsgroup to open it and view its entries.

To Use the Outlook Express Newsreader from Outlook

 * 1) On the View menu in Outlook, point to Go To and click News. This opens Outlook Express.
 * 2) In the Folders window, click to select a newsgroup to which you have subscribed. This downloads and display a list the messages in this newsgroup.
 * 3) Double-click to open and read a message.

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