Microsoft Office Outlook Connector
Ensure Microsoft Office Outlook is closed.
With Microsoft Office Outlook® Connector, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live™ account including email messages, contacts, and calendars for free!
- How to Install Outlook Connector.
- Setting your new Live Account as the default account.
- Migrating your existing mail to Windows Live.
How to Install Outlook Connector
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Go to http://explore.live.com/outlook-hotmail-connector-pack.
Click on "Microsoft Office Outlook® Connector" link.
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The Office Outlook Connector page will be displayed.
Click Download now.
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Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Download.
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Click Run.
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Once the download is complete, confirm that you would like to install by clicking Run.
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If you agree to the terms, check the box in the left corner and click Continue.
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Click Next to continue the installation.
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Enter your personal information as desired. The information entered will not effect how your email messages are handled. Click Next to continue.
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Click Install to install Outlook Connector.
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Click Finish to close the installer. Outlook will launch automatically.
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a. If you see the following window, click Next and continue to step 12. If you do not see the window, follow step 11b.
b. From the Outlook Connector menu, click Add a New Account
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Enter your @mymts.net account name and password.
Enter your name, which will be used to in the From field in emails you send.
Click Ok.
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Your new email account is now set up. Click OK, exit, and restart Outlook.
Setting your new Live Account as the default account.
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Click on the Tools menu and then click Account Settings.
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Select your @mymts.net account and click Set as Default.
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Click the Data Files tab.
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Select your @mymts.net account and click Set as Default.
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Click OK to confirm the default data file change.
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Click Close.
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Close and restart Outlook.
Migrating your existing mail to Windows Live
Using "Outlook® Connector" will synchronize your email between your computer and the Windows Live webmail. Windows Live™ does not, however, support the same level of organization as Outlook.
Mortys E-mails circled on the image below is an example of a sub-folder.
Forwards circled on the image below is an example of a regular (top-level) folder.
Moving Sub-Folders to your Windows Live account.
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Right click on the sub-folder you wish to synchronize and click Move "[Folder Name]".
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Select your @mymts.net email account from the list and click OK.
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You should now see the folder you just moved in your mymts.net synchronized folders on the left hand side, under your @mymts.net account.
This folder is now accessible online at http://live.mymts.net.
Repeat this process for all folders you would like to synchronize.
Please Note: Depending on the size of the folders, initial synchronization could take several hours to complete.