Microsoft KB Archive/829918

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How to create a new e-mail profile in Outlook 2007 and in Outlook 2003

Article ID: 829918

Article Last Modified on 5/7/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

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For a Microsoft Outlook 2002 version of this article, see 287072.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to create a new e-mail profile in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. Additionally, this article describes how to configure Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003 to start with a specific profile and how to configure Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003 to prompt you for a specific e-mail profile when you start the program.

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How to create a new e-mail profile in Outlook 2007 and in Outlook 2003

Follow these steps to create a new e-mail profile in Outlook 2007 and in Outlook 2003:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Switch to Classic View, and then double-click Mail.
3. In the Mail Setup dialog box, click Show Profiles.
4. On the General tab, click Prompt for a profile to be used, and then click Add.
5. In the Profile Name box, type a descriptive name for the new e-mail profile, and then click OK.
6. In the E-mail Accounts dialog box, click Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next.
7. Click the appropriate server type for your new e-mail account, and then click Next.
8. Type your account information in the required boxes, and then click Next.
9. Click Finish, and then click OK.

Note By default, both the Outlook Address Book and the personal folders (.pst) files are automatically added to each new e-mail profile, except for those e-mail profiles that are created in Microsoft Exchange Server. By default, .pst files are not added to each new e-mail profile in Exchange Server.

How to configure Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003 to start with a specific e-mail profile

Follow these steps to configure Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003 to start with a specific e-mail profile:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Switch to Classic View, and then double-click Mail.
3. In the Mail Setup dialog box, click Show Profiles.
4. On the General tab, click Always use this profile under When starting Microsoft Office Outlook, use this profile.
5. In the Always use this profile list, click the profile that you want to use, and then click OK.

How to configure Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003 to prompt you for a specific e-mail profile

Follow these steps to configure Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003 to prompt you for a specific e-mail profile:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Switch to Classic View, and then double-click Mail.
3. In the Mail Setup dialog box, click Show Profiles.
4. On the General tab, click Prompt for a profile to be used under When starting Microsoft Office Outlook, use this profile.
5. Click OK.

Additional query words: OL2003 OL2007

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