How
How To
To
Set
Set Up
Up Your
Your
Email
Email
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Microsoft Outlook
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Outlook Express 6
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Webmail (this is for those who do not use an email programme)
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Windows Live Mail
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Mozilla Thunderbird
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Windows Mail (Windows Vista)
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How To
Set Up Your
Email
Microsoft
Outlook
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First, open Microsoft Outlook
Step 1
Click on Tools > Email Accounts
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Step 2
Select ‘Add a new e-mail account’
Click ‘Next’
Step 3
Select ‘POP3’
Click ‘Next’
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Step 4
Type your details as follows:
Your Name: Your name or company name
E-mail Address: Your e-mail address
User Name: Your username (do not enter your full email address
including @kinect.co.nz)
Password: Your password
Incoming mail server: pop3.kinect.co.nz
Outgoing mail server: smtp.kinect.co.nz
Do not tick ‘Log on using secure password authentication’
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Step 5
Click ‘More Settings’
Then click the ‘Outgoing Servers’ tab and tick ‘my outgoing server requires
authentication’
Click ‘OK’ which will take you back to the previous page
Click ‘Next’
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Step 6
Click ‘Finish’
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Outlook
Express 6
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How to manually configure your Outlook Express 6 to send and receive emails.
Step 1
Open Outlook Express 6 and click on Tools > Accounts
Step 2
Click Add > Mail
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Step 3
Enter your name or your company name in the first screen
Click ‘Next’
Step 4
Type in your email address
Click ‘Next’
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Step 5
For the type of mail server choose: POP3
On the Incoming Mail Server line type: pop3.kinect.co.nz
On the Outgoing Mail Server line type: smtp.kinect.co.nz
Click ‘Next’
Step 6
On the Account Name line, enter your Username which is the start of your
Kinect email address. You do not need to type @kinect.co.nz
Type in your password
Do not tick ‘Log on Using Secure Password Authentication’
Click ‘Next’
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Step 7
Click ‘Finish’
Step 8
On the internet accounts box tick ‘properties’
Click the ‘servers’ tab
Tick ‘my server requires authentication’, click ‘apply’ then close
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Webmail
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programme
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Log on to Webmail
Click on the Webmail link on the Trustpower website at www.trustpower.co.nz,
once there click on the Menu at the top of the page and scroll down to the
Webmail Tab (left hand side), click on this tab.
Enter your Username which is the start of your email address.
You do not need to type @kinect.co.nz
You will be directed to your Inbox
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Inbox
Your emails will be listed in the field under the Inbox heading. The body of
the message will display in the field to the right.
To view an email, click into the Tick box and it will display.
Message options are at the top of the Inbox.
Checking for New Messages
To check for new messages, click ‘Get Mail’.
Once you have selected a message, you can reply, forward and delete etc,
by clicking on the buttons shown below.
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Create a New Email
To create a new message click ‘New’ and then ‘New Email’.
Enter the recipients email address (you can add more than one
address) by typing a semicolon between each address i.e. ‘;’
Click ‘More’ under the subject line to show the CC:, BCC: and File fields.
Compose your message.
You can adjust the font and format of your message by using the
buttons above the body of the message.
Click ‘Send Email’ at the top or bottom of the message.
You can create multiple new emails by clicking on ‘New Email’ again. The
new messages show as Tab’s along the top of the screen. Click on a different
Tab to change the message you are working on.
You can close the messages by clicking on the
next to ‘Compose’.
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Add an Attachment
Add an attachment by clicking ‘Add Attachment’ at the bottom of the
message. A ‘Choose File’ box will appear. Select the file you want to attach.
Click ‘Open’.
The attachment will be showing in the ‘File’ Field.
Click on the
next to the file to remove the attachment.
Webmail Settings
You can access your Webmail settings by clicking ‘Settings’ at the top of
the screen.
The first screen displayed is basic Webmail Settings.
Here you can specify your display name, reply to address, set up a signature
and various other basic Webmail settings. For further instructions on
adjusting these settings please refer to the “FAQ” section on
www.trustpower.co.nz
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Save Message as a Draft
Save the message as a Draft by clicking ‘Save as Draft’ at the bottom of
the message.
A confirmation message will appear briefly at the top of the message.
To review and send a saved message, click ‘Drafts’ in the folder list, and
select your saved message. You can now edit and send the message as if it
was new.
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Reply to a Message
Select the message you want to reply to from the message list by ticking the
box next to the email address.
Type your reply.
You can add Attachments or Save as drafts the same as if you were
sending a new message.
Click ‘Send my Reply’ when ready to send.
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Manage Folders
If you use Webmail instead of an email programme you can organise and
store your emails by creating folders.
To add a new folder, click
at the bottom of the folder list.
Name the folder and press Enter.
To remove a folder, select it from the folder list and click
bottom of the folder list.
at the
You will be asked to confirm if you are sure you want to delete the folder.
Click ‘OK’
You can drag and drop emails into different folders on the left to
organise your emails. Just click and hold on the email, drag it over the
folder you want to store it in and release the mouse button.
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Contacts
To access the Contact List click ‘Contacts’ at the top of the screen.
Your contacts are displayed in a similar way to your emails in your Inbox.
To view a contact, click the Tick box next to the contact you want. The email
address will display in the field on the right.
To send an email to a contact; click on the contact’s email address and you
will be directed to a new message screen to compose the message.
Add New Contact
Click ‘New Contact’ on the top left hand side.
Enter the details you wish to save.
You do not have to fill in all the fields. You can also add or delete extra
phone numbers, email addresses etc by clicking either of these buttons
next to each field.
You can save additional information such as company details or extra notes
by clicking on ‘More Information’.
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Once you have entered all the details to be saved, click ‘Save Contact’.
Edit Contact
To edit a contact you have already saved; click the Tick box next to the
contact that you want to change.
Click ‘Edit’ along the top.
Make the changes required .
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How To
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Windows
Live Mail
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Step 1
Open ‘Windows Live Mail’
Click ‘Accounts’ at the top of the programme
Click ‘Email’
Enter your email address, password and display name
Tick ‘Manually configure server settings’
Click ‘Next’
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Step 2
Enter: pop3.kinect.co.nz in the incoming server address
Enter: smtp.kinect.co.nz in the outgoing server address
Tick ‘Requires authentication’
Click ‘Next’
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Step 3
Click ‘Finish’
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Mozilla
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Step 1
Open Thunderbird
Select the ‘Tools’ menu
Select ‘Account Settings’
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Step 2
Click ‘Account Actions’
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Step 3
Click ‘Add Mail Account’
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Step 4
Enter in your details including Name, Email address – including @kinect.co.nz
and your password and click ‘Continue’
Click ‘Stop’
Step 5
In Incoming, enter; pop3.kinect.co.nz, POP, 110 and None
In Outgoing, enter; smtp.kinect.co.nz, SMTP, 25 and None
Click ‘Manual Set Up’
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Step 6
Select outgoing server and then click ‘Edit’
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Step 7
Enter; kinect in the description
Enter; smtp.kinect.co.nz in the server name
Enter; 25 in the Port
Select ‘None’ for connection security
Select ‘Password, transmitted insecurely’, for authentication
Enter the first part of your email address for username
(do not enter realm i.e. @kinect)
Click ‘OK’
Step 8
Select ‘Server Settings’
Check Server Name is ‘pop3.kinect.co.nz’ and Port is ‘110’
Check your Username is correct and ‘Connection Security’ is ‘None’
Account should now be able to send and receive emails
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Windows Mail
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Step 1
Click ‘Tools’ along the option bar at the top. In the drop down menu
select ‘Accounts’
An Internet Accounts box will open which will display any previous
email accounts as well as give you the opportunity to add more or
delete existing ones
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Step 2
Choose a name for the account as you would like it to appear on
emails you send
Then click ‘Next’
Step 3
Enter your full email address
e.g. username@kinect.co.nz and then click ‘Next’
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Step 4
Enter the details of the email servers for Kinect. The top drop down box
should show POP3 and the incoming and outgoing mail servers should be:
Incoming mail server: pop3.kinect.co.nz
Outgoing mail server: smtp.kinect.co.nz
Tick ‘Outgoing server requires authentication’
Then click ‘Next’
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Step 5
Enter in the account name and password. The account name will be your
username and the password is the same one you set up at sign up. Enter your
Username which is the start of your Kinect email address. You do not need to
type @kinect.co.nz
Make sure there is a tick in ‘Remember Password’
Click ‘Next’
Step 6
Click ‘Finish’ to end the set up process
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